助走(じょそう)

じょそう
noun
running start; approach run
1. running start; approach run; run-up
A short run taken before jumping, throwing, or performing an athletic movement that requires momentum.
助走(じょそう)をつけて跳(と)んだ。
I took a running start and jumped.
走(はし)り幅跳(はばと)びでは助走(じょそう)のスピードが大切(たいせつ)だ。
In the long jump, the speed of the approach run is important.
十分(じゅうぶん)な助走(じょそう)距離(きょり)がないと高(たか)い壁(かべ)は越(こ)えられない。
Without enough distance for a running start, you can't get over a tall wall.

USAGE:
助走(じょそう) is used primarily in sports and athletics, especially in events like the long jump, high jump, and pole vault. It can also be used figuratively to mean a preparatory phase before the main effort.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 助走(じょそう)をつける (to take a running start)
  • 助走(じょそう)距離(きょり) (approach distance)
  • 助走(じょそう)路(ろ) (approach runway)
  • 助走(じょそう)する (to take a run-up)

GRAMMAR:
Used as a noun or with する to form a verb.

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