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捕逸 (ほいつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

捕ほ逸いつ

ほ

い

つ

Meanings

1

noun

passed ball

baseball

Baseball term for a pitch the catcher fails to hold that allows a runner to advance. Compare パスボール, which is the same concept.

See also: パスボール

捕ほ逸いつでランナーが二に塁るいへ進すすんだ。
The runner advanced to second on a passed ball.

Kanji

捕catch, capture
逸deviate, idleness, leisure

Similar words

パスボール
Synonymous loanword for 'passed ball'; 捕逸 is the native Japanese term used in baseball contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 捕 (catch) and 逸 (escape, miss), literally 'catch miss'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the baseball meaning.