鉄棒
Meanings
1
iron rod; iron bar; iron club
Refers to a solid cylindrical piece of iron, often used in construction, fencing, or as a blunt weapon.
Several iron rods were lying at the construction site.
The culprit broke the window with an iron bar.
2
Specifically the gymnastics apparatus; also used for the event itself. Common in school sports and competitions.
We practiced pullovers on the horizontal bar in PE class.
He performed a beautiful routine on the horizontal bar.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が鉄棒にぶら下がるfor someone to hang from the horizontal bar
The children were playing by hanging from the horizontal bar.
- 鉄棒で逆上がりをするto do a backward upstart (kip) on the horizontal bar
She became able to do a backward upstart on the horizontal bar.
- 鉄棒から落ちるto fall from the horizontal bar
He got hurt falling from the horizontal bar during practice.