二に塁るい

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Meanings

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Baseball term for the second of the four bases, located between first and third base.

ランナーが二に塁るいに進すすんだ。
The runner advanced to second base.
彼かれは二に塁るい手しゅとして試し合あいに出でた。
He played in the game as a second baseman.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が二に塁るいに進すすむfor a runner to advance to second base
ランナーはヒットで二に塁るいに進すすんだ。
The runner advanced to second base on the hit.
二に塁るいでアウトになるto be called out at second base
彼かれは盗とう塁るいを試こころみて二に塁るいでアウトになった。
He attempted a steal but was out at second base.
二に塁るいを守まもるto play the second base position
彼かれは今こんシーズン二に塁るいを守まもっている。
He's been playing second base this season.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
塁bases, fort, rampart

Related words

セカンド
二塁 is the traditional Japanese baseball term for 'second base', while セカンド is the loanword often used interchangeably for the base or the player.

Don't confuse with

一いち塁るい
一塁 is first base, the base runners reach before advancing to 二塁 (second base).
三さん塁るい
三塁 is third base, the base after 二塁 (second base) on the way to home.
本ほん塁るい
本塁 is home plate, the final base runners cross after passing 二塁 (second base).

Word family

二に塁るい打だ
two-base hit; double
二に塁るい手しゅ
second baseman

Written forms

二に塁るいUsage73%
Standard kanji spelling for second base in baseball.
２に塁るいUsage27%
Numeric variant sometimes used in scoreboards or informal writing.

Etymology

Compound of 二 (two) and 塁 (base, fortification). The kanji 塁 originally referred to a rampart or mound, later applied to baseball bases.