大(おお)縄(なわ)跳(と)び

おおなわとび
noun
group long-rope jumping
leisure
1. group long-rope jumping; big-rope skipping
A jump-rope game in which two people swing a long rope while several others jump together inside it. A common schoolyard and sports-day activity in Japan.
大(おお)縄(なわ)跳(と)びをして遊(あそ)んだ。
We played group long-rope jumping.
クラス全員(ぜんいん)で大(おお)縄(なわ)跳(と)びの記録(きろく)に挑戦(ちょうせん)した。
The whole class took on the long-rope jumping record together.
運動会(うんどうかい)の大(おお)縄(なわ)跳(と)びでは、息(いき)を合(あ)わせて跳(と)ぶことが大切(たいせつ)だ。
In the long-rope jumping at sports day, it's important to jump in sync with each other.

A cooperative version of 縄跳(なわと)び in which a long rope is turned by two people while a group jumps together. Often a team event at school 運動会(うんどうかい) (sports days).

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