卓球|たっきゅうtakkyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountable tennis; ping-pong
   いくら年としを取とってもまだ卓球たっきゅうをやる元気げんきはある。↗

   No matter how old I get, I'll still have the energy to play ping-pong.

• SynonymピンポンNeutralA loanword for the sport, common in colloquial speech; it also mimics the chime of a doorbell.
• SynonymテーブルテニスNeutralA loanword taken from the sport's official English name; rarely used in everyday speech.

Use 「卓球」 for the sport, as in 「卓球部」 and 「卓球台」. In casual speech 「ピンポン」 is common; 「テーブルテニス」, the formal English name, is rare in everyday use.

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1. 小ちいさなボールを中央ちゅうおうにネットを張はった台だいの上うえで打ち合うちあうスポーツ。テーブルテニス。ピンポン。