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vaulting box; vaulting horse
A piece of gymnastics equipment consisting of stacked rectangular sections that athletes run up to and vault over. A staple of Japanese school physical education.
跳び箱を跳ぶ。
To vault over the box.
八段の跳び箱が跳べるようになった。
I became able to vault over an eight-level box.
小学校の体育で跳び箱が苦手だった思い出がある。
I have memories of being bad at the vaulting box in elementary school gym class.
Composed of 跳び (jumping) + 箱 (box). A quintessential piece of Japanese school gym equipment. The box consists of stacked trapezoidal sections (typically 5-8 levels), and students run up to it, push off a springboard, and vault over it. The height is adjusted by adding or removing sections.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 跳び箱を跳ぶ: to vault over the box
- 跳び箱八段: eight-level vaulting box
- 跳び箱が得意: to be good at vaulting
- 跳び箱が苦手: to be bad at vaulting
TECHNIQUES:
- 開脚跳び: straddle vault (legs apart)
- 閉脚跳び: squat vault (legs together)
- 台上前転: forward roll on top of the box
CULTURAL NOTE:
The 跳び箱 is a nearly universal experience in Japanese physical education. Being able to clear a high number of levels is a source of pride for children.