蛙足(かえるあし)

かえるあし
noun
frog kick
sports
1. frog kick; the breaststroke leg motion
The characteristic leg movement of the breaststroke, in which the knees bend and the feet sweep outward and then together, resembling the kick of a frog.
蛙足(かえるあし)で泳(およ)ぐ。
To swim with a frog kick.
平泳(ひらおよ)ぎでは蛙足(かえるあし)を使(つか)う。
In the breaststroke you use a frog kick.
蛙足(かえるあし)のタイミングを合(あ)わせると、体(からだ)が前(まえ)へよく進(すす)む。
When you time the frog kick right, your body glides forward well.

Compound of 蛙(かえる) (frog) + 足(あし) (legs). The leg action of the breaststroke (平泳(ひらおよ)ぎ), where the feet draw up, sweep out, and snap together like a frog kicking.

Common collocations

Mainly a swimming term; the motion is also called あおり足(あし).

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Added 2026.7.18 15:23 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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