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勝ち投手 (kachitoushu) Japanese meaning: winning pitcher | Kotomora

勝かち投とう手しゅ

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Meanings

1

winning pitcher

Baseball term for the pitcher credited with the win.

Antonyms: 負け投手

昨日きのうの試し合あいで、田た中なか投とう手しゅが勝かち投とう手しゅになった。

Kanji

勝victory, win, prevail
投throw, discard, abandon
手hand

Related words

負まけ投とう手しゅ
Antonym: losing pitcher.

Opposites

In yesterday's game, pitcher Tanaka became the winning pitcher.

負まけ投とう手しゅ

losing pitcher

Built from

勝かつ+投とう手しゅ

Written forms

勝かち投とう手しゅ
Standard full form.
勝かち投とう手しゅ
Abbreviated form, common in headlines and sports writing.

Etymology

Compound of 勝ち (win) + 投手 (pitcher).