ファウル

also: ファール

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ファウルする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

foul; infraction

General sports term for a rule violation. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'commit a foul'.

foul ball

abbreviationbaseball

Baseball abbreviation of ファウルボール. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'hit a foul ball'.

〈人ひと〉がファウルを犯おかすfor someone to commit a foul
選せん手しゅが相あい手てにファウルを犯おかした。
The player committed a foul against his opponent.
ファウルになる(of a batted ball) to go foul
打だ球きゅうはラインの外そとに出でてファウルになった。
The hit went outside the line and became a foul ball.
ファウルを取とられるto be called for a foul
彼かれはディフェンスでファウルを取とられた。
He was called for a foul on defense.
ファウルで粘ねばるto keep fouling off pitches to prolong an at-bat
バッターはファウルで粘ねばって四し球きゅうを選えらんだ。
The batter kept fouling off pitches and eventually drew a walk.

反はん則そくN1sense 1
反則 is the native Japanese word for any rule violation in sports or games, while ファウル is the loanword typically used in Western-style sports like basketball, soccer, and baseball.
ラフプレー
ファウル refers to a specific, often penalized rule violation, whereas ラフプレー covers broader rough or unsportsmanlike behavior that may not always be called.

フェア sense 2
In baseball, フェア (a fair ball) is the direct opposite of ファウル (a foul ball).

ファウルボール sense 2
ファウルボール is the full baseball term for a foul ball, while ファウル is its common abbreviation but can also mean a general sports foul, so context is needed to tell which sense is meant.
フォールト
ファウル means a general rules violation in sports, whereas フォールト specifically denotes a faulty tennis serve (or a technical system fault), not a broader foul.

Loanword from English 'foul'.