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Tsukahara

Tsukahara proper noun: a surname from Japanese.

Proper noun

Tsukahara (plural Tsukaharas)

  1. A surname from Japanese

Noun

Tsukahara (countable and uncountable, plural Tsukaharas)

  1. A full-twisting double salto, performed as a dismount, or tumble.
    Synonyms:
    moon salto, moon somersault
  2. A vault that involves a roundoff over the apparatus into a backward salto.
    Synonyms:
    Tsukahara vault
  3. The particular vault created by Tsukakahara himself.
    Synonyms:
    Tsukahara vault
  4. A family of vaults deriving from the original skill invented by Tsukahara Mitsuo.
    Synonyms:
    Tsukahara vault
  5. A common misnomer for the Kasamatsu vault.

Synonyms of Tsukahara

  • moon salto
  • moon somersault
  • Tsukahara vault

Forms of Tsukahara

Proper noun
pluralTsukaharas
Noun
pluralTsukaharas

Origin of Tsukahara

Borrowed from Japanese 塚原. Transliteration of Japanese つかはら * (gymnastics): The gymnastics skills are named after Japanese gymnast Tsukahara Mitsuo (塚原光男), who was the first to perform the original version in competition.

Words formed from Tsukahara

  • Tsukahara vault

Questions about Tsukahara

What does Tsukahara mean?
Tsukahara means a surname from Japanese.
What part of speech is Tsukahara?
Tsukahara can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Tsukahara in the dictionary

  1. Tsuji
  2. Tsuji-Trost reaction
  3. Tsuji-Trost reactions
  4. tsujigahana
  5. Tsujis
  6. Tsukahara
  7. tsukaminage
  8. Tsukamoto
  9. Tsukamotos
  10. tsukebito
  11. tsukemen

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