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外野手 (gaiyashu) Japanese meaning: outfielder | Kotomora

外がい野や手しゅ

が

い

や

しゅ

Meanings

1

Baseball term for a player positioned in the outfield.

彼かれは高こう校こう時じ代だい、外がい野や手しゅと

し

て

活かつ

躍やく

し

た

。

He played as an outfielder in high school.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が外がい野や手しゅを務つとめるfor someone to play the position of outfielder
彼かれはチームで外がい野や手しゅを務つとめている。
He plays outfielder on the team.
外がい野や手しゅとして〈動どう詞し〉to do something in one's capacity as an outfielder
彼かれは外がい野や手しゅとして活かつ躍やくした。
He performed well as an outfielder.

Kanji

外outside
野plains, field, rustic
手hand

Related words

外がい野や
外野手 is the full, formal term for an outfielder, while 外野 is the common abbreviated form used especially in casual speech and broadcasting.

Opposites

内ない野や手しゅ
外野手 plays in the outfield, while 内野手 plays in the infield.

Don't confuse with

外がい野や
外野 refers to the outfield area itself, whereas 外野手 refers to the player who plays there.
野や手しゅ
外野手 specifically means an outfielder, while 野手 is the broader term covering both infielders and outfielders.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

Built from

外がい+野や手しゅ

Etymology

Compound of 外野 (outfield) and 手 (player, person).