日本と韓国の一保育園における幼児の体格と運動能力の比較：MKS幼児運動能力検査を用いて

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The physical strength and motor ability of children in Japan and South Korea have tended to decline due to a decrease in physical activity and the lack of acquisition of basic movements. This study aimed to measure the physical and motor abilities during early childhood in Japan and This study aimed to measure the physical and motor abilities during early childhood among children in Japan and South Korea and to examine the physical measurement values, physical fitness, and motor skills during early childhood in both We found that 4-year-old girls, 5- and 6-year-olds in South Korea were slightly taller than children of the same age in Japan, but the difference was not significant. The average body weight of a 5-year-old child in South Korea was significantly higher than that in Japan. In terms of motor ability, Japan had a significantly higher average body support endurance time and ball catching for 4-year-olds; tennis ball throwing, repeated South Korean 6-year-olds were faster than the Japanese ones only in the 25 m run. In addition, although no significant difference was found in the comprehensive judgment results of motor ability, it decreased as age increased in the 25 m run. In addition, although no significant difference was found in the comprehensive judgment results of motor ability, motor ability decreased among children in Japan but remained consistently low at all ages among children in South Korea. In conclusion, in terms of physique, Korean children weighed more than the Japanese in the bracket age of 5 years, but in terms of motor ability, the Japanese children had better motor abilities than the South Koreans in most items.