JLPT N4 Elementary
体操
Physical exercises, calisthenics, or gymnastics.
Readings
Other forms
体操する to do exercises
体操します polite form
体操して te-form
1 Noun, Suru verb
Physical Exercises / Calisthenics
Systematic bodily movements performed to improve physical strength, flexibility, or general health.
Example
A 体 が 硬い です ね 。
B ええ 、 毎日 体操 した ほう が いい かも しれません 。
[A:] You're pretty stiff. [B:] Yeah, maybe I should do some exercises every day.
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2 Noun
Gymnastics (the sport)
The competitive athletic discipline involving acrobatic performance on apparatus such as the floor, vault, or bars.
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