投とう

noun

pitching ability

Baseball term for a pitcher's overall skill or quality of pitching.

• 彼かれは投とうがいいので、先せん発ぱつに選えらばれた。

  He was chosen as the starter because his pitching ability is good.

counter

counter for throws; counter for casts

Used in sports and fishing to count throws (javelin, bowling, etc.) or casts of a fishing line.

• やり投なげで、彼かれは最さい初しょの一いっ投とうで記き録ろくを出だした。

  In the javelin throw, he set a record on his first throw.

• 釣つりで、三さん投とう目めに大おおきな魚さかながかかった。

  While fishing, I hooked a big fish on the third cast.