스포츠라는 용어와 흔히 혼동되어 쓰이나 스포츠는 운동경기 즉 경쟁이 따르는 운동에 한정한다는 점에서 체육과 구별된다.
It is often confused with the term sports, but sports are distinct from physical education in that they are limited to sports games, or sports that are subject to competition.