平 均 台(へいきんだい)

へいきんだい

noun

balance beam

1. balance beam

A narrow, raised beam used in gymnastics. The gymnast performs acrobatic moves, jumps, and poses while balancing on the beam. Also found in school gym equipment.

平均台(へいきんだい)の上(うえ)を歩(ある)く。

To walk on the balance beam.

平均台(へいきんだい)から落(お)ちてしまった。

I fell off the balance beam.

オリンピックの体操(たいそう)競技(きょうぎ)で、彼女(かのじょ)は平均台(へいきんだい)で金(きん)メダルを獲得(かくとく)した。

She won the gold medal on the balance beam at the Olympic gymnastics competition.

Composed of 平均(へいきん) (balance/average) + 台(だい) (platform/stand). In competitive gymnastics, the balance beam is one of the four apparatus events for women. The beam is 10 cm wide and 125 cm off the ground.

Common collocations

平均台(へいきんだい)の演技(えんぎ): balance beam routine
平均台(へいきんだい)で着地(ちゃくち)する: to dismount from the balance beam
平均台(へいきんだい)から落(お)ちる: to fall off the balance beam

Related gymnastics apparatus

跳(と)び箱(ばこ): vaulting box
鉄棒(てつぼう): horizontal bar
床(ゆか)運動(うんどう): floor exercise
鞍馬(あんば): pommel horse
段違(だんちが)い平行棒(へいこうぼう): uneven bars

Related Words

Related: 跳(と)び箱(ばこ) (vaulting box)

Related: 鉄棒(てつぼう) (horizontal bar)

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Added 2026.4.6 3:33 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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