JLPT N1 · Noun

鉄棒 (tetsubou)

鉄棒 (てつぼう, tetsubou) is a Japanese noun meaning “iron rod; iron bar”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てつぼう
Romaji: tetsubou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

iron rod; iron bar; iron club · noun
horizontal bar (gymnastics) · noun

Example sentences

体操競技の中では、鉄棒の大車輪が好きです。

I like to see a gymnast do the giant swing on the high bar.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 鉄棒

鉄

ironテツ・くろがね · 13 strokes

棒

rod, stick, caneボウ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 鉄棒.

地下鉄ちかてつsubway鉄てつiron (Fe)鉄道てつどうrailroad私鉄してつprivate railway鉄橋てっきょうrailway bridge鉄砲てっぽうgun製鉄せいてつiron manufacture鉄鋼てっこうiron and steel泥棒どろぼうthief棒ぼうpole

Source: JMdict entry 1438030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.