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体操

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

体操 — “physical exercise, gymnastics, calisthenics”

体操 (read たいそう) means physical exercise, gymnastics, calisthenics. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

たいそう

Meaning

physical exercise, gymnastics, calisthenics

体操 in a sentence

朝あさ、体操たいそうをする。

Do exercises in the morning.

The kanji in 体操

体body
操to operate

Words that share a kanji with 体操

体からだ— body; health
体育館たいいくかん— gymnasium
一体いったい— on earth, really (emphasis)
具体ぐたい— concrete, tangible
身体しんたい— body, physique
字体じたい— typeface, font, style of characters
全体ぜんたい— whole, entirety
体育たいいく— physical education, PE

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