Translation guide
How to express the idea of a warm-up in Japanese, whether for exercise, performance, or preparation.
Preparatory light exercise or stretching before physical activity.
Standard term for warm-up exercises before sports or physical activity.
運動の前に準備運動をしましょう。
Let's do warm-up exercises before exercising.
Loanword from English, commonly used in sports contexts.
ウォーミングアップをしてから走りましょう。
Let's run after warming up.
Alternative loanword spelling, less common than ウォーミングアップ.
ウォームアップは大切です。
Warm-up is important.
Exercises or practice to prepare for a performance, such as vocal or instrumental warm-ups.
Specifically for vocal warm-ups, like singing or acting.
歌手はステージの前に発声練習をします。
Singers do vocal warm-ups before going on stage.
A light activity or rehearsal to get ready for something, not necessarily physical.
General preparation; can be used for warm-up in a broad sense.
会議の前にちょっとした準備をしましょう。
Let's do a little warm-up before the meeting.
Literally 'loosening one's shoulders'; idiomatic for a light warm-up or practice to get into the swing of things.
準備運動 is the native Japanese term and is widely understood. ウォーミングアップ is a loanword and feels slightly more modern or sports-specific. Both are common.
体育の授業で準備運動をします。
We do warm-up exercises in PE class.
ジムでウォーミングアップをします。
I warm up at the gym.
For vocal warm-ups, 発声練習 is the natural term. Using ウォームアップ or ウォーミングアップ might be understood but sounds odd.
Also used for non-vocal performance warm-ups, like instrumental practice.
ピアニストは指のウォーミングアップをします。
Pianists do finger warm-ups.
本番の前に肩慣らしをしよう。
Let's do a warm-up before the real thing.