How to say “pull-up bar” in Japanese | 鉄棒 (てつぼう、tetsubō)

The Japanese vocabulary「鉄棒 (てつぼう、tetsubō)」means “pull-up bar.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word鉄棒
Hiraganaてつぼう
Romaji Readingtetsubō
English Meaningpull-up bar

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

I did a back hip circle on the pull-up bar.

Plain Form:

鉄棒てつぼう逆上さかあがりをした。
Tetsubō de saka agari o shita.

Polite Form:

鉄棒で逆上がりをしました。
Tetsubō de saka agari o shimashita.

Our school’s horizontal bars are only for three people.

Plain Form:

うちの学校がっこう鉄棒てつぼう三人分さんにんぶんしかい。
Uchi no gakkō no tetsubō wa san’nin-bun shika nai.

Polite Form:

うちの学校の鉄棒は三人分しかありません。
Uchi no gakkō no tetsubō wa san’nin-bun shika arimasen.

I played on a horizontal bar in class.

Plain Form:

授業じゅぎょう鉄棒てつぼうをした。
Jugyō de tetsubō o shita.

Polite Form:

授業で鉄棒をしました。
Jugyō de tetsubō o shimashita.

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