ナイン

noun

nine; the number nine

Katakana form for the numeral “nine,” often appearing where an English-style number word is used, such as in card ranks, sports numbers, names, or titles. In ordinary counting, 九 or きゅう is usually more basic.

• トランプでハートのナインを出だした。

  I played the nine of hearts in the card game.

noun

baseball team; players on a team

Baseball use referring to a team or its players as a group, especially in sports-reporting style. It comes from the idea of the nine players on the field.

• 地じ元もとのナインが甲こう子し園えんに出しゅつ場じょうした。

  The local team appeared at Koshien.

• 優ゆう勝しょうしたナインが監かん督とくを胴どう上あげした。

  The championship-winning players tossed their manager into the air.