チームchiimu
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- nounteam
- Synonym組くみNeutralFor school classes and groups people are divided into, as in 「三年二組」 or 「赤組」; 「チーム」 is mostly for teams that play matches or work together.
- Synonym班はんNeutralA small unit split off to carry out a task, as in 「調査班」 or 「救護班」; it carries a sense of official assignment and division of duties.
- SynonymクラブNeutralAn association formed around a shared interest, as in 「サッカークラブ」; the focus is on the organization and its members, and it need not compete.
- SynonymナインNeutralA sports-reporting term for all the players of a baseball team; it is used for baseball only.
- Antonym個人こじんNeutralA single person, as opposed to a collective; contrast 「チーム戦」 with 「個人戦」.
「チーム」 for teams that play matches or work together; 「組」 for school classes and groups people are split into, 「班」 for units assigned a task, 「クラブ」 for interest-based clubs, 「ナイン」 for a baseball team in sports coverage; 「個人」 is the opposite: a single person.
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