四し球きゅう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

walk; base on balls

Baseball term for a batter being awarded first base after four balls.

四し球きゅうで出しゅつ塁るいした。
He got on base with a walk.
ピッチャーが四し球きゅうを出だしてしまった。
The pitcher gave up a walk.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が四し球きゅうを選えらぶfor a batter to draw a walk
バッターは際きわどい球きゅうを見み送おくり、四し球きゅうを選えらんだ。
The batter took a close pitch and drew a walk.
〈人ひと〉が四し球きゅうを与あたえるfor a pitcher to give up a walk
投とう手しゅは制せい球きゅうを乱みだし、四し球きゅうを与あたえてしまった。
The pitcher lost control and gave up a walk.
四し球きゅうで〈場ば所しょ〉に進すすむto advance to a base on a walk
四し球きゅうで一いち塁るいに進すすんだ選せん手しゅが盗とう塁るいを試こころみた。
The player who reached first on a walk attempted to steal a base.

Kanji

四four
球ball, sphere

Related words

フォアボール
四球 is the formal scorebook term for a walk, while フォアボール is the casual, spoken equivalent heard in broadcasts and everyday talk.

Opposites

三さん振しん
四球 lets the batter reach base without swinging fair, while 三振 means the batter is struck out.

Don't confuse with

死し球きゅう
四球 (a walk) is awarded after four balls, while 死球 (a hit-by-pitch) occurs when the batter is struck by a pitch.
四し死し球きゅう
四球 refers specifically to a base on balls (walk), while 四死球 is the combined total of walks and hit‑by‑pitches, so the two numbers are not interchangeable.

Counted with

回かいN4
In baseball, a walk is naturally counted as one occurrence.

Word family

故こ意い四し球きゅう
intentional walk; intentional base on balls; IBB

Etymology

Compound of 四 (four) and 球 (ball), referring to the four balls that result in a walk.