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New Expressions & Buzzwords | あべこべ体操
Opposite Exercise
This refers to an exercise in which parts of the body are stretched in the opposite direction to natural movement. This is popular among elderly people, since it promotes elasticity and improves the body’s flexibility through light exercise. “Abekobe” means “opposite.”
体
Karada
(the) body
の
no
of
各部分を
kaku’bubun o/wo
parts
自然な
shizennna
natural
動き
ugoki
movement
と
to
to
反対
hantai
(the) opposite direction
に
ni
in
動かす
ugokasu
are stretched
体操の
taisou no
(an) exercise (in which)
ことです。
koto desu.
(this) refers to
簡単な
Kantannna
light
運動
undou
exercise
で
de
through
柔軟性を
juunansei o/wo
elasticity
増すことができ
masu koto ga deki
(it) promotes and
体の
karada no
body’s
動きが
ugoki ga
(the) flexibility
改善されること
kaizen sareru koto
improves
から、
kara,
since
高齢者
koureisha
elderly people
に
ni
among
人気
ninki
popular
です。
desu.
(this) is
「あべこべ」は
“Abekobe” wa/ha
abekobe
「逆」
“gyaku”
opposite
という意味です。
to iu imi desu.
means
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