[Yojijukugo] Carefully selected phrases recommended as slogans for sports days and athletic festivals!

single-mindedly moving straight ahead

A slogan to inspire students who compete fairly and squarely! Here’s a single-minded, straight-ahead idea.

With sports day approaching, many students are probably practicing hard and putting in the effort.

“Straightforward dedication,” which expresses an unwavering focus on victory, is the perfect slogan for such students! “Straightforward” conveys advancing directly toward a goal, while “dedication” expresses earnest, single-minded effort.

It’s a wonderful idea that captures pure, unclouded feelings.

single-mindedly; with undivided focus

[First Calligraphy for the Year – For 5th and 6th Grade Elementary Students] “With Single-Minded Devotion” (Links to other topics are in the description)

Isshin furan is a Buddhist term that originally means casting aside distracting thoughts, focusing one’s mind on a single thing, and taking refuge in the Buddha.

It’s a phrase you might also see in first-calligraphy-of-the-year pieces.

Focusing solely on winning together and seizing victory is stoic and cool, isn’t it? And everyone working hard together on something is truly noble.

To learn the value of that nobility, why not use a slogan like this and have everyone reflect on the meaning of the phrase?

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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recklessly charging ahead

The 288th: “Headlong Rush” in Regular Script (Practical)

When it comes to wild boars, they’re known for their momentum and drive.

The four-character idiom featuring the boar, “chototsu moushin” (reckless headlong rush), is also recommended as a slogan for a sports festival.

This slogan conjures an image of charging forward toward a goal with tremendous force, which can help boost team morale.

It’s especially fitting when there’s a connection, such as the Year of the Boar, a grade with many students born in the Year of the Boar, or a homeroom teacher born in the Year of the Boar.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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a match for a thousand

Ikki-tousen, a four-character idiom meaning a fighter so strong they can take on a thousand enemies alone, is a phrase that encourages students taking on various competitions.

Let’s adopt this slogan to describe someone who can turn the tide single-handedly, no matter the difficulties.

Even when you feel like you might lose or give up, its powerful message will cheer you on.

It’s a four-character idiom that fits perfectly with the stage of a sports festival, where classmates cooperate while sparks fly in heated contests.

Try incorporating it into a celebration of sports where physical and mental strength are put to the test.

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Shin-ichi-to (literally, “when the mind is unified and focused”) means that if you concentrate your spirit, you can accomplish anything.

Why not use this four-character idiom, which teaches the importance of persevering to the very end without giving up, as your sports festival slogan? Write it in a dynamic calligraphy style on a banner or flag, or incorporate it into your class T-shirt design.

Because it centers on inner strength, it can give you courage when you feel like you might lose or want to give in.

This four-character idiom is powerful not only when competing as an athlete, but also in cheering scenes.

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Grand unity

Daido Danketsu is a four-character idiom meaning that people accept minor differences and work together toward a single goal.

It’s read as “daidō danketsu.” Depending on the dictionary, the nuance may differ slightly—some define it as “organizations joining forces,” or even suggest “joining forces reluctantly.” Generally, however, it’s understood in the first sense mentioned above.

Try using it when you want to express a team’s unity.

By the way, it also has a historical background, so learning about its origins can be enlightening.

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