ストローク

すとろーく
noun
stroke (swimming, tennis, rowing)
sports
1. stroke; a single stroke of the arms or a racket
One complete pulling or hitting motion in a sport: an arm stroke in swimming or rowing, or a groundstroke off the ground in tennis. From English 'stroke.'
力強(ちからづよ)いストロークで泳(およ)ぐ。
To swim with powerful strokes.
テニスのストロークを練習(れんしゅう)する。
To practice tennis strokes.
一(ひと)かきごとのストロークを長(なが)くすると、より速(はや)く泳(およ)げる。
Lengthening each stroke lets you swim faster.

Used across several sports for a single pulling or hitting action. In swimming it is the arm pull; in tennis, a groundstroke; in rowing, one pull of the oars.

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Added 2026.7.20 3:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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