体操競技(たいそうきょうぎ)

たいそうきょうぎ
noun
artistic gymnastics; competitive gymnastics
1. artistic gymnastics; competitive gymnastics
The Olympic sport of gymnastics involving routines on apparatus such as floor, vault, bars, and beam, scored by judges on difficulty and execution.
体操競技(たいそうきょうぎ)を観(み)るのが好(す)きだ。
I like watching gymnastics.
娘(むすめ)は小学生(しょうがくせい)の頃(ころ)から体操競技(たいそうきょうぎ)を習(なら)っている。
My daughter has been practicing competitive gymnastics since elementary school.
オリンピックの体操競技(たいそうきょうぎ)で日本(にほん)は金(きん)メダルを獲得(かくとく)した。
Japan won a gold medal in gymnastics at the Olympics.

Composed of 体操(たいそう) (gymnastics, exercise) and 競技(きょうぎ) (competitive sport). While 体操(たいそう) alone can mean general exercise or calisthenics (like ラジオ体操(たいそう)), adding 競技(きょうぎ) specifies the competitive sport.

Japan has a strong tradition in artistic gymnastics, with notable athletes like 内村航平(うちむらこうへい) dominating the sport internationally. The sport is governed in Japan by the 日本体操協会(にほんたいそうきょうかい).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 体操競技(たいそうきょうぎ)選手(せんしゅ): gymnast (competitive)
  • 男子(だんし)体操競技(たいそうきょうぎ): men's gymnastics
  • 女子(じょし)体操競技(たいそうきょうぎ): women's gymnastics
  • 体操競技(たいそうきょうぎ)団体(だんたい): gymnastics team event

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 体操(たいそう): gymnastics; exercise — broader term, includes non-competitive exercise
  • 新体操(しんたいそう): rhythmic gymnastics — a different discipline using ribbons, balls, etc.
  • 器械体操(きかいたいそう): apparatus gymnastics — emphasizes the equipment-based events
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