(かえるあし)

かえるあし
noun
frog kick
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)(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)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()わせると、(からだ)(まえ)へよく(すす)む。
When you time the frog kick right, your body glides forward well.

Compound of (かえる) (frog) + (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:

  • 蛙足(かえるあし)(およ)ぐ: to swim with a frog kick
  • 蛙足(かえるあし)キック: frog kick

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