Translation guide
The sport of basketball, its equipment, and related expressions.
Referring to the game of basketball itself.
The standard word for the sport. Often shortened in casual speech.
週末にバスケットボールをします。
I play basketball on weekends.
Common abbreviation, used in everyday conversation.
放課後、バスケやらない？
Wanna play basketball after school?
Literary or formal term for basketball, rarely used in daily speech.
籠球は世界中で人気のあるスポーツです。
Basketball is a popular sport worldwide.
Referring to the basketball itself.
Can refer to the ball, but context usually makes it clear.
新しいバスケットボールを買った。
I bought a new basketball.
Explicitly 'basketball ball' to avoid ambiguity.
バスケットボールのボールが空気抜けしてる。
The basketball is deflated.
Expressing the action of playing basketball.
Most common way to say 'play basketball'.
毎日バスケをしています。
I play basketball every day.
Full form, slightly more formal.
体育の授業でバスケットボールをした。
We played basketball in PE class.