後(うし)ろ跳(と)び

うしろとび
noun
backward jump (jump rope)
sports
1. backward jump (jump rope)
The jump-rope technique in which the rope is swung backward, from front to back, as the jumper hops over it — the reverse of the standard 前(まえ)跳(と)び. Considered slightly harder because the rope cannot be seen as it approaches the feet.
後(うし)ろ跳(と)びをやってみる。
I'll try doing a backward jump.
後(うし)ろ跳(と)びは前(まえ)跳(と)びより難(むずか)しい。
The backward jump is harder than the forward jump.
縄(なわ)が見(み)えないので、後(うし)ろ跳(と)びは最初(さいしょ)、足(あし)によく引(ひ)っかかった。
Since you can't see the rope, at first it kept catching on my feet when I did the backward jump.

後(うし)ろ跳(と)び reverses the direction of the rope: it is swung from front to back instead of back to front. Because the jumper cannot see the rope coming, it usually takes more practice than 前(まえ)跳(と)び to time the jump correctly.

Related words

Common expressions

  • 後(うし)ろ跳(と)びをする: to do a backward jump
  • 後(うし)ろ跳(と)びができる: to be able to do a backward jump

Related Words

Related: 縄跳(なわと)び (jump rope)
Related: 前(まえ)跳(と)び (forward 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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