How to say "chin-up" in Japanese

• 懸垂けんすいCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe common Japanese word for the upper-body exercise of pulling yourself up on a bar, covering both 'pull-up' and 'chin-up'. Use this in ordinary contexts such as gym training or fitness tests.
  トム、懸垂けんすい何回なんかいできる？↗

  How many chin-ups can you do, Tom?
• チンアップ
  nounA loanword specifically for the chin-up exercise, with palms facing the body. Less common than the native term, it appears mainly in fitness writing or gym instruction.
• チンニング
  nounAnother loanword for the chin-up exercise, also glossed as 'chinning'. It is less common than 懸垂 and is heard mostly in fitness or athletic-training contexts.
• プルアップ
  noun, suru verbPrimarily the loanword for 'pull-up', but glossed as also covering 'chin-up'. It is less common than 懸垂; choose it when the pull-up sense is central.

For the exercise sense, 懸垂 is the common everyday word; 「チンアップ」, 「チンニング」, and 「プルアップ」 are less common loanwords, with 「プルアップ」 leaning toward 'pull-up'.

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• 懸垂けんすいpull-up (exercise)
• チンアップchin-up (exercise)
• チンニングchin-up (exercise)
• プルアップpull-up (exercise)