幅跳び – vocab dash

幅はば跳とび

Meanings

Noun

1. long jump; broad jump

Other spellings

幅はばとび幅はば飛とび

Kanji used

Kanji in other spellings

Pitch accent

はばとび

Composed of

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)

Noun

flying; leaping; flight; leap; zero; naught; oh; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump

Noun

Examples1

カール・ランジの記き録ろく破やぶりの幅はば跳とびに、観かん衆しゅうは息いきを呑のんだ。

Karl Lange's record breaking long jump took the crowd's breath away.