器き械かい体たい操そう

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Meanings

noun

apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics

Refers to competitive gymnastics performed on apparatus such as the vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. In Japanese, it is the standard term for what is internationally called artistic gymnastics.

彼かの女じょは器き械かい体たい操そうの選せん手しゅとしてオリンピックを目め指ざしている。
She is aiming for the Olympics as an apparatus gymnast.
器き械かい体たい操そうの授じゅ業ぎょうで、跳とび箱ばことマット運うん動どうを習ならった。
In apparatus gymnastics class, we learned vaulting and mat exercises.

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Kanji

器utensil, vessel, receptacle
械contraption, fetter, machine
体body, substance, object
操maneuver, manipulate, operate
機loom, mechanism, machine

Related words

新しん体たい操そう
Rhythmic gymnastics, performed with apparatus like ribbon, hoop, ball, and clubs, emphasizing dance and flexibility rather than acrobatic skills.
体たい操そう
General term for gymnastics or physical exercises, including calisthenics and floor exercises, not limited to apparatus-based competition.

Written forms

器き械かい体たい操そう
Standard kanji spelling; the preferred form in news and general use.
機き械かい体たい操そう
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 機械 normally means 'machine', not 'apparatus' in this context. Rarely used.

Etymology

Compound of 器械 (apparatus, instrument) and 体操 (gymnastics, physical exercise). The spelling 器械 is preferred over 機械 because 器械 refers to tools or apparatus, while 機械 typically means 'machine'.