ブランコ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a playground swing or a trapeze. The 'trapeze' sense is less common and usually clear from context.

たち

が

ブランコ

に

乗の

っ

て

いる

。

The children are on the swings at the park.

サーカスでブランコの演えん技ぎを見みた。

I saw a trapeze act at the circus.

ブランコに乗のるto get on/ride a swing
子こ供どもたちは公こう園えんでブランコに乗のって遊あそんでいる。
The children are playing on the swings in the park.
ブランコを揺ゆらすto swing/rock a swing
父ちちが娘むすめの乗のったブランコを優やさしく揺ゆらした。
The father gently rocked the swing his daughter was on.
〈場ば所しょ〉にブランコがあるthere is a swing at 〈place〉
この公こう園えんには新あたらしいブランコがある。
There's a new swing set in this park.

遊ゆう具ぐ
遊具 is the broad category term for playground equipment, while ブランコ names one specific piece of it (the swing).

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

ブランコUsage90%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common and preferred; the word is usually written in kana.
ぶらんこUsage10%
Hiragana spelling is also used, but katakana is more common.
鞦韆ぶらんこ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; almost never used in modern writing.

The origin is uncertain. Possibly from Portuguese 'balanço' (swing) or an onomatopoeic formation from the swaying motion.