Catalog of Patterns: Structural Patterns / Foot and Arm Combinations: Zigzags

Medium Zigzag (chūzayu)

The Medium zigzag (chūzayu) resembles the Large zigzag (ōzayu) except that the number of steps is smaller. It often functions as a transition between two sections.

A third zigzag pattern that covers even less stage space than the Medium zigzag (chūzayu): the Small zigzag (kozayu).