体操選手(たいそうせんしゅ)

たいそうせんしゅ
noun
gymnast
sportsoccupation
1. gymnast; gymnastics athlete
A competitive athlete who performs gymnastics. Refers to those competing in artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and other gymnastics disciplines.
体操選手(たいそうせんしゅ)は体(からだ)がとても柔(やわ)らかい。
Gymnasts have very flexible bodies.
彼女(かのじょ)は子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)から体操選手(たいそうせんしゅ)を目指(めざ)していた。
She had been aiming to become a gymnast since childhood.
日本(にほん)の体操選手(たいそうせんしゅ)がオリンピックで金(きん)メダルを獲得(かくとく)し、国中(くにじゅう)が歓喜(かんき)に沸(わ)いた。
A Japanese gymnast won a gold medal at the Olympics, and the whole country erupted in joy.

A compound of 体操(たいそう) (gymnastics, calisthenics) and 選手(せんしゅ) (athlete, player). Japan has a strong tradition in competitive gymnastics, particularly in men's artistic gymnastics.

Note that 体操(たいそう) alone can also mean simple exercises or calisthenics (as in ラジオ体操(たいそう)), but in the compound 体操選手(たいそうせんしゅ) it refers to competitive gymnastics.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 選手(せんしゅ): athlete — the general term for a competitive athlete
  • 新体操選手(しんたいそうせんしゅ): rhythmic gymnast — specifically rhythmic gymnastics
  • 器械体操(きかいたいそう): apparatus gymnastics — gymnastics using equipment like bars, rings, etc.

Related Words

Compare: 器械体操(きかいたいそう) (apparatus gymnastics)
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