Vocabulary

What does 鉄棒 (てつぼう, tetsubou) mean?

鉄棒 (てつぼう, tetsubou) means iron bar; horizontal bar (gymnastics).

Quick facts
Readingてつぼう
Romajitetsubou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
てつぼう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontetsubou

iron bar; horizontal bar (gymnastics)

  1. 1noun iron rod; iron bar; iron club
  2. 2noun horizontal bar (gymnastics)

Example sentences

  • Steel bars are piled up at the construction site.

  • In P.E. class, I practiced doing a kip-up on the horizontal bar.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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