Illustration: On a quiet residential lane, an adult sits astride a stationary city bicycle, with one foot planted on each side of the frame. The saddle supports them, and the bicycle's central frame clearly passes between their legs.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

またがる

matagaru

to straddle, to sit astride

Example sentences

  1. 馬うまの背せにまたがり野山のやまを走はしり回まわった。

    I rode all over the countryside on horseback.

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  2. 平均台へいきんだいの上うえにまたがりなさい。

    Get yourself astride the balance beam.

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  3. トムはヘルメットをかぶってバイクにまたがった。

    Tom put on his helmet and then got on his motorcycle.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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