鉄棒(てつぼう)

てつぼう
noun
horizontal bar; iron bar
sportstool
1. horizontal bar
A gymnastics apparatus consisting of a single bar supported by two posts, used for swinging and acrobatic exercises. Also refers to the horizontal bar commonly found in school playgrounds in Japan.
鉄棒(てつぼう)で逆上(さかあ)がりをする。
To do a pull-over on the horizontal bar.
子(こ)どもたちが校庭(こうてい)の鉄棒(てつぼう)で遊(あそ)んでいる。
The children are playing on the horizontal bar in the schoolyard.
体操(たいそう)選手(せんしゅ)が鉄棒(てつぼう)で見事(みごと)な演技(えんぎ)を披露(ひろう)した。
The gymnast performed a splendid routine on the horizontal bar.
2. iron bar; iron rod
A bar or rod made of iron, used as a tool or weapon.
鉄棒(てつぼう)で殴(なぐ)られた。
I was hit with an iron bar.
犯人(はんにん)は鉄棒(てつぼう)を手(て)にしていた。
The criminal was holding an iron bar.
工事(こうじ)現場(げんば)に太(ふと)い鉄棒(てつぼう)が何本(なんぼん)も積(つ)まれていた。
Thick iron bars were piled up at the construction site.

Usage

Sense 1 is more common in everyday speech, especially in the context of school and gymnastics. In Japanese schools, the 鉄棒(てつぼう) is standard playground equipment, and 逆上(さかあ)がり (pull-over) is a common exercise children learn.

Common collocations

Related Words

Related: 体操(たいそう) (gymnastics)
Related: 棒(ぼう) (stick, bar)
Related: ぶらんこ (swing (playground equipment))
Related: 滑(すべ)り台(だい) (slide (playground equipment))
Compare: 懸垂(けんすい) (pull-up)
Related: 平均台(へいきんだい) (balance beam)
Compare: 金棒(かなぼう) (iron rod)
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Added 2026.3.19 18:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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