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三塁手 (さんるいしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん塁るい手しゅ

さ

ん

る

い

しゅ

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Meanings

1

third baseman

Baseball position; the infielder stationed near third base.

彼かれは高こう校こう野や球きゅうで三さん塁るい手しゅを務

つと

め

て

い

た

。

He played third baseman in high school baseball.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が三さん塁るい手しゅを守まもるfor someone to play the position of third baseman
彼かれは高こう校こう時じ代だい、三さん塁るい手しゅを守まもっていた。
He played third baseman back in high school.
〈人ひと〉が三さん塁るい手しゅとして出しゅつ場じょうするto take the field as third baseman
新しん人じん選せん手しゅが三さん塁るい手しゅとして出しゅつ場じょうした。
The rookie player took the field as third baseman.

Kanji

三three
塁bases, fort, rampart
手hand

Related words

サード
三塁手 specifically means 'third baseman', whereas サード can refer to either the base, the position, or the player depending on context.

Don't confuse with

一いち塁るい手しゅ
三塁手 is the third baseman while 一塁手 is the first baseman, so the two are easily mixed up since they share the same 塁手 structure.
二に塁るい手しゅ
三塁手 covers third base while 二塁手 covers second base, and learners often confuse the numbers in these similarly formed position names.
遊ゆう撃げき手しゅ
三塁手 is the third baseman, whereas 遊撃手 is the shortstop, a different infield position that beginners sometimes mix up with the numbered bases.

Etymology

Compound of 三 (san, 'three') + 塁 (rui, 'base') + 手 (shu, 'player').