Baseball term for the second of the four bases, located between first and third base.
ランナーが二塁に進んだ。
The runner advanced to second base.
The runner advanced to second base on the hit.
彼は二塁手として試合に出た。
He played in the game as a second baseman.
彼は盗塁を試みて二塁でアウトになった。
He attempted a steal but was out at second base.
He's been playing second base this season.
一塁 is first base, the base runners reach before advancing to 二塁 (second base).
三塁 is third base, the base after 二塁 (second base) on the way to home.
本塁 is home plate, the final base runners cross after passing 二塁 (second base).
Standard kanji spelling for second base in baseball.
Numeric variant sometimes used in scoreboards or informal writing.
Compound of 二 (two) and 塁 (base, fortification). The kanji 塁 originally referred to a rampart or mound, later applied to baseball bases.