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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

サークル

saakuru

club, interest group

Often refers to a student or hobby club. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. グランドやテニスコートでは体育系たいいくけいサークルの活動かつどうが行おこなわれる。

    The sports clubs do their activities in the ground or in the tennis court of this campus.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 西部講堂前せいぶこうどうまえにサークル棟とうがある。

    There stands a building for clubs in front of West Hall.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. また、学生会館がくせいかいかんがあり、サークル活動かつどうの拠点きょてんとして使用しようされている。

    And there is a student hall used for the base of circle activities.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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