体操
たいそう
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
gymnastics; physical exercisesNoun
artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competitionAbbreviation
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- physical education (class); PEObsolete
Example sentences
体操の時間です!
It's time for gymnastics!
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He is good at gymnastics.
トムは体操の先生だ。
Tom is a gymnastics teacher.
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I take exercise for health.
ぼくは毎日、体操をします。
I exercise every day.
More examples (4)
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I always take some exercise before breakfast.
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I like to do a few exercises to loosen up before I run.
日本では2000年頃からの健康ブームの一端で、「ダンベル体操」という家庭向けのフィットネスも登場した。
In Japan, due partly to the fitness boom that began from around 2000, 'dumbbell training' also appeared as a way to exercise at home.
背中合わせに立って腕を組んで、一方が前屈する事でもう一方の背筋を伸ばす体操を、子供の頃よくやりましたよね。
That exercise - backs together, link arms, one bends forwards while the other stretches their back - we did that a lot as children, didn't we?