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一本足打法 (いっぽんあしだほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ本ぽん足あし打だ法ほう

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Meanings

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one-legged batting stance; flamingo stance

A baseball batting stance where the batter lifts the front leg high before swinging, famously used by Sadaharu Oh.

王おう貞さだ治はるの一いっ本ぽん足あし打

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Sadaharu Oh's flamingo stance influenced many players.

彼かれは一いっ本ぽん足あし打だ法ほうでホームランを打うった。

He hit a home run using the one-legged batting stance.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
本book, present, main
足leg, foot, be sufficient
打strike, hit, knock
法method, law, rule

Built from

一いっ本ぽん+足あし+打だ法ほう

Etymology

Compound of 一本 (one leg) + 足 (leg) + 打法 (batting style). The term became widely known through Sadaharu Oh's distinctive batting form.