How to say "aerial" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 側宙そくちゅうnounCovers 'aerial' as an acrobatic move: a cartwheel performed without the hands, also called a side aerial or no-handed cartwheel. A less common name for the move, encountered when discussing acrobatics.
- 架空かくうprenominal modifierMatches 'aerial' in the physical sense: overhead, in the air. A common word, and the only one of these words with this sense — use it when 'aerial' describes something above, not an acrobatic move.
- nounA katakana loanword with the same acrobatic sense as 側宙: the aerial cartwheel, side aerial, or no-handed cartwheel. This too is a less common way to name the move, heard in talk of acrobatics.
側宙 and 「エアリアル」, both less common, cover the acrobatic sense of 'aerial'; 架空, a common word, covers the physical sense of overhead, in the air.
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