ぶらんこ
ぶらんこ
noun
swing (playground equipment)
1.
swing (playground equipment)
A seat suspended by ropes or chains from a frame, used for swinging back and forth.
公園でぶらんこに乗った。
I rode on the swing in the park.
子供がぶらんこを漕いでいる。
The child is swinging on the swing.
ぶらんこから飛び降りないで。
Don't jump off the swing.
ぶらんこ is a playground swing.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- ぶらんこに乗る (get on a swing)
- ぶらんこを漕ぐ (swing on a swing)
- ぶらんこから降りる (get off a swing)
- ぶらんこを押す (push a swing)
ETYMOLOGY:
The word is believed to come from the onomatopoeia ぶらぶら (swinging/dangling motion) + こ (child-friendly suffix).
RELATED PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT:
- 滑り台 (slide)
- 砂場 (sandbox)
- シーソー (seesaw)
- 鉄棒 (horizontal bar)
- ジャングルジム (jungle gym)