陸上

りくじょう

(on) land; ground; shore

Also:track and field

What does 陸上 mean?

陸上 is a Japanese noun meaning (on) land; ground; shore in English. It can also be translated as track and field depending on context. It is written as 陸上 in kanji, りくじょう in hiragana, and rikujou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

陸上競技会は大雨のため中止になった。

The track meet was called off on account of the heavy rain.