先せん発ぱつ投とう手しゅ

Kanji

• 先before, ahead, previous
• 発departure, discharge, publish
• 投throw, discard, abandon
• 手hand

Related words

• 先せん発ぱつ

  先発 means 'starting' or 'first departure' in a broader sense, while 先発投手 specifically refers to the starting pitcher in baseball.

• 投とう手しゅ

  投手 is a general term for 'pitcher', whereas 先発投手 specifies the starting pitcher.

• リリーフ投とう手しゅ

  リリーフ投手 is a relief pitcher, who enters the game after the starting pitcher.

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Etymology

Compound of 先発 (starting, first departure) and 投手 (pitcher).