Word Meaning 縄跳び

なわとび nawatobi

縄跳び is read as なわとび (nawatobi) and means skipping.

Meaning

English

  1. skipping
  2. rope-jumping
  3. skipping rope
  4. jump rope

Reading

Kana

なわとび

Romaji

nawatobi

Writing Variants

  • 縄とび なわとび nawatobi
  • 縄飛び なわとび nawatobi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 14819 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縄張り

なわばり

territory (of an animal)

なわ

policeman's rope

縄文

じょうもん

Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

縄文時代

じょうもんじだい

Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

縄文人

じょうもんじん

Jōmon people

縄張り行動

なわばりこうどう

territorial behavior

縄目

なわめ

arrest

縄文字

なわもじ

quipu

縄文式土器

じょうもんしきどき

straw-rope pattern pottery

縄張り争い

なわばりあらそい

turf war

縄文土器

じょうもんどき

straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery

縄付き

なわつき

being bound by ropes

Example Sentences

6

Can you jump rope?

Tom is jumping rope.

Skipping is out of fashion nowadays.

I want a jump rope with wooden handles.

Jumping rope is my daughter's favorite.

Nobody even plays jump-rope these days, anyway.