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スクワット (sukuwatto) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スクワット

also: スクアット

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Meanings

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squat (exercise)

Refers to the physical exercise, typically bodyweight or weighted squats.

毎まい朝あさ、スクワットを30回かいやっています。

I do 30 squats every morning.

スクワットは太ふとももに効きくトレーニングです。

Squats are an exercise that works the thighs.

Usage patterns

スクワットをするto do squats
毎まい朝あさスクワットをしている。
I do squats every morning.
〈数すう〉回かいスクワットをするto do a set number of squats
今日きょうは20回かいスクワットをした。
Today I did 20 squats.
スクワットで〈場ば所しょ〉を鍛きたえるto strengthen a body part with squats
スクワットで下か半はん身しんを鍛きたえる。
I strengthen my lower body with squats.

Related words

腹ふっ筋きんN1
スクワット is a lower-body strength exercise (squatting), while 腹筋 refers to abdominal exercises like crunches, so they target different muscle groups but are often mentioned together as basic home workouts.

Don't confuse with

スカッシュ
スカッシュ is a fruit drink or a racket sport, while スクワット is the squat exercise; the two are easily mixed up because of their similar katakana sound.

Counted with

回かいN4
counter for occurrences; times · time; instance; occasion · inning (baseball); round; game · episode; chapter; installment · Hui (people) · Islam

Written forms

スクワットUsage99%
Standard katakana spelling for the exercise.
スクアットUsage1%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant; not a common practical spelling.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'squat'.