前(まえ)跳(と)び

まえとび
noun
forward jump (jump rope)
sports
1. forward jump (jump rope)
The basic jump-rope technique in which the rope is swung forward, from behind the body to the front, as the jumper hops over it. The default technique taught first and the most common form of jump-rope practice in Japan.
前(まえ)跳(と)びを練習(れんしゅう)する。
I practice forward jumps.
縄跳(なわと)びの前(まえ)跳(と)びは基本(きほん)の技(わざ)だ。
The forward jump is the basic jump-rope technique.
体育(たいいく)の授業(じゅぎょう)で、前(まえ)跳(と)びを連続(れんぞく)百回(ひゃっかい)跳(と)ぶ練習(れんしゅう)をした。
In P.E. class, we practiced doing a hundred consecutive forward jumps.

前(まえ)跳(と)び is the standard jump-rope technique: the rope is swung forward, over the head and under the feet, as the jumper hops in place. It is the first technique taught to children and, unless another type is specified, the default meaning of "jumping rope."

Related words

Common expressions

  • 前(まえ)跳(と)びをする: to do forward jumps
  • 前(まえ)跳(と)びで百回(ひゃっかい)跳(と)ぶ: to jump a hundred times using the forward-jump technique

Related Words

Related: 縄跳(なわと)び (jump rope)
Related: 後(うし)ろ跳(と)び (backward jump)
Related: 交差(こうさ)跳(と)び (cross jump)
Related: 片足(かたあし)跳(と)び (single-leg jump)
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Added 2026.9.14 21:49 · Revised 2026.9.14 21:54
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