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三重盗 (sanjuutou) Japanese meaning: triple steal | Kotomora

三さん重じゅう盗とう

Meanings

1

triple steal

Baseball term: a play in which three runners steal bases simultaneously.

あの試し合あいで三さん重じゅう盗とうが決きまった。
A triple steal was executed in that game.

Kanji

三three
重heavy, important, esteem
盗steal, rob, pilfer

Related words

盗とう塁るい
盗塁 is the general term for a stolen base; 三重盗 specifically refers to three runners stealing at once.
重じゅう盗とう
重盗 is a double steal; 三重盗 adds one more runner.

Etymology

Compound of 三 (three), 重 (layer, pile), and 盗 (steal). The term is specific to baseball.