(ちょうやく)

ちょうやく
noun, suru verb
jump, leap, bound
1. jump, leap, bound
The act of jumping or leaping, especially in sports or athletic contexts.
見事(みごと)跳躍(ちょうやく)()せた。
He showed a splendid jump.
跳躍(ちょうやく)競技(きょうぎ)陸上(りくじょう)一種(いっしゅ)だ。
Jumping events are a type of track and field.
(かれ)跳躍力(ちょうやくりょく)驚異的(きょういてき)だ。
His jumping ability is phenomenal.

跳躍(ちょうやく) is a formal term for jumping or leaping. It is commonly used in athletic contexts, particularly for track and field jumping events.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 跳躍(ちょうやく)する (to jump, to leap)
  • 跳躍力(ちょうやくりょく) (jumping ability)
  • 跳躍(ちょうやく)競技(きょうぎ) (jumping events)

JUMPING EVENTS:

  • (はし)高跳(たかと)び (high jump)
  • (はし)幅跳(はばと)び (long jump)
  • 棒高跳(ぼうたかと)び (pole vault)
  • 三段跳(さんだんと)び (triple jump)