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踏切板 (fumikiriban) Japanese meaning: takeoff board | Kotomora

踏ふみ切きり板ばん

ふ

み

き

り

ば

ん

Meanings

1

takeoff board; springboard; vaulting board

Sports equipment: a board used for jumping in events such as the long jump, vault, or gymnastics. The term is neutral and domain-specific.

走はしり幅はば跳とびでは、踏ふみ切きり板ばんを強つよく蹴ける

こと

が

大たい

切せつ

だ

。

In the long jump, it is important to push off strongly from the takeoff board.

体たい操そうの跳ちょう馬ばで使つかう踏ふみ切きり板ばんはバネが効きいている。

The springboard used in the vault event has good bounce.

Kanji

踏step, trample, carry through
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
板plank, board, plate

Related words

跳とび箱ばこ
跳び箱 is the vaulting box itself, while 踏切板 is the springboard used to jump onto or over it.
スプリングボード
スプリングボード is a loanword often used for diving springboards; 踏切板 is more common for gymnastics and track events.

Written forms

踏ふみ切きり板ばん
Standard kanji spelling for the takeoff board in sports.
踏ふみ切きり板ばん
Variant spelling with okurigana り; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 踏切 (ふみきり, 'takeoff' or 'jumping off') and 板 (ばん, 'board'). The reading ばん is a rendaku form of はん.