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シューティングガード

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てぃ

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Meanings

1

noun

shooting guard

sports

Basketball position; typically a perimeter player who specializes in scoring, especially from outside.

彼かれは高こう校こうバスケ部ぶでシューティングガードを務つとめている。
He plays shooting guard on his high school basketball team.
シューティングガードには高たかい得

とく

点てん

力りょく

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求もと

め

られる

。

A shooting guard is expected to have strong scoring ability.

Written forms

シューティングガード
Standard katakana spelling for the basketball position.
シューティング・ガード
- しゅーてぃんぐがーど
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
- シューティング・ガード

Similar words

ポイントガード
Point guard; the primary ball-handler and playmaker, whereas a shooting guard focuses more on scoring.
スモールフォワード
Small forward; a more versatile wing position, often larger and more physical than a shooting guard.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'shooting guard'.