器械体操(きかいたいそう)

きかいたいそう
noun
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
sports
1. apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
Competitive gymnastics performed on apparatus such as the vault, parallel bars, rings, horizontal bar, balance beam, and uneven bars. Distinguished from rhythmic gymnastics (新体操(しんたいそう)) and general floor-based exercise.
娘(むすめ)は器械体操(きかいたいそう)を習(なら)っている。
My daughter is learning artistic gymnastics.
彼(かれ)は器械体操(きかいたいそう)の選手(せんしゅ)としてオリンピックに出場(しゅつじょう)した。
He competed in the Olympics as an artistic gymnast.
器械体操(きかいたいそう)では鉄棒(てつぼう)や平行棒(へいこうぼう)などの種目(しゅもく)がある。
Artistic gymnastics has events such as the horizontal bar and parallel bars.

Compound of 器械(きかい) (apparatus) + 体操(たいそう) (gymnastics, exercise). Refers to the form of gymnastics seen at the Olympics, performed on six (men's) or four (women's) pieces of apparatus.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 新体操(しんたいそう): rhythmic gymnastics — uses ribbon, ball, hoop, rope, or clubs
  • 体操(たいそう): gymnastics, calisthenics — general term, includes everyday exercise
  • 床運動(ゆかうんどう): floor exercise — one event within artistic gymnastics

Related Words

Compare: 新体操(しんたいそう) (rhythmic gymnastics)
Compare: 体操選手(たいそうせんしゅ) (gymnast)
Compare: 体操競技(たいそうきょうぎ) (artistic gymnastics)
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Added 2026.6.1 12:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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