縄跳び

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 縄跳び, read なわとび, combines rope 縄 with jumping 跳び to name both the equipment and activity.
• Basic usage: 縄跳びをする means the exercise of jumping over a turning rope and can also denote the rope itself in context.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing meanings
  • 百回の縄跳び normally counts jumps; the accompanying verb distinguishes the equipment from the activity.