Tsukahara

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proper noun

A surname from Japanese

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moon saltomoon somersaultTsukahara vault
OriginJapanese 塚原 →
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Meanings

proper nounTsukahara (plural Tsukaharas)

plural Tsukaharas

  1. A surname from Japanese
nounTsukahara (countable and uncountable, plural Tsukaharas)

plural Tsukaharas

  1. Either of two gymnastic skills invented by Mitsuo Tsukahara.
    1. countableuncountablegymnasticsA full-twisting double salto, performed as a dismount, or tumble.

      Synonyms: moon salto, moon somersault

    2. countableuncountablegymnasticsA vault that involves a roundoff over the apparatus into a backward salto.

      Synonyms: Tsukahara vault

    3. countableuncountablegymnasticsThe particular vault created by Tsukakahara himself.

      Synonyms: Tsukahara vault, Tsukahara vault

  2. countableuncountablegymnasticsA family of vaults deriving from the original skill invented by Tsukahara Mitsuo.

    Synonyms: Tsukahara vault

  3. countableuncountablegymnasticsA common misnomer for the Kasamatsu vault.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA full-twisting double salto, performed as a dismount, or tumble.

Similar
moon saltomoon somersault

nounA vault that involves a roundoff over the apparatus into a backward salto.

Similar
Tsukahara vault

nounThe particular vault created by Tsukakahara himself.

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Tsukahara vaultTsukahara vault

nounA family of vaults deriving from the original skill invented by Tsukahara Mitsuo.

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Tsukahara vault

Origin

  1. Japanese塚原
  2. EnglishTsukahara

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.

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Translations

Japanese 塚原
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Cite this entry
APA

Tsukahara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tsukahara

MLA

“Tsukahara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tsukahara. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tsukahara,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tsukahara.

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