How to say "jog" in Japanese

• ジョグ
  nounThe katakana borrowing, keeping the English sense of 'jog': running at a slow, steady pace for exercise. It is a less common way to refer to this exercise.
• 小走りこばしり
  noun, suru verbMoving with quick, short steps — faster than a walk but not a full run, as when hurrying. A less common word, it fits 'trot' and 'half run' better than the exercise sense of 'jog'.

For the exercise of jogging, the katakana loanword 「ジョグ」 matches the English sense; 「小走り」 describes moving with quick, short steps — a trot or half-run; both are less common choices.

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• ジョグjog
• 小走りこばしりtrot