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縄跳び (なわとび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

縄なわ跳とび

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

skipping rope; jump rope

Refers to the physical rope used for skipping or jumping rope.

新あたらしい縄なわ跳とびを買かってもらった。
I got a new skipping rope.

2

noun

skipping; rope jumping

Refers to the activity or game of jumping rope. Often used with する to mean 'to skip rope'.

休やすみ時じ間かんにみんなで縄なわ跳とびをした。
We all skipped rope during recess.

Written forms

縄なわ跳とびUsage57%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
なわとびUsage28%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for children or when the kanji are not needed.
縄なわ飛とびUsage10%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 跳び is the usual character for 'jumping' in this word.
縄なわとびUsage5%
search-only kanji form

Kanji

縄straw rope, cord
跳hop, leap up, spring
飛fly, skip (pages), scatter

Etymology

Compound of 縄 (nawa, 'rope') and 跳び (tobi, 'jumping', the continuative form of 跳ぶ tobu).