投とう球きゅう

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投球する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (cricket); pitched ball

Primarily used in baseball for the act of pitching or a pitched ball. Also used in cricket for bowling. Can refer to the pitch itself or the action.

〈数かず〉球きゅう投とう球きゅうするto throw a certain number of pitches
彼かれは九きゅう回かいまで百ひゃっ球きゅう投とう球きゅうした。
He threw a hundred pitches through the ninth inning.
投とう球きゅうフォームを直なおすto fix one's pitching form
コーチに投とう球きゅうフォームを直なおしてもらった。
I had the coach correct my pitching form.
〈相あい手て〉に投とう球きゅうするto pitch to (a batter)
投とう手しゅは次つぎの打だ者しゃに慎しん重ちょうに投とう球きゅうした。
The pitcher pitched carefully to the next batter.

ピッチング
投球 is the native Japanese term for pitching, while ピッチング is the English loanword used more casually in spoken contexts.
投なげるN4
投げる is the general verb 'to throw' for any object, whereas 投球 is a specialized noun/suru-verb for pitching a ball in baseball or cricket.
登とう板ばん
投球 refers to the act of throwing pitches itself, whereas 登板 refers to appearing in the game as the pitcher.
力りき投とう
投球 is the neutral term for the act of pitching in general, whereas 力投 specifically means pitching with all one's strength.

投とう手しゅ
投球 refers to the act of pitching or the pitched ball itself, while 投手 refers to the pitcher, the person who throws it.
送そう球きゅう
投球 refers specifically to a pitcher's pitch in baseball, while 送球 refers to a fielder's throw to a base or another player.

全ぜん力りょく投とう球きゅう
giving one's all; going all out; full effort · pitching with full power; throwing one's hardest
投とう球きゅう動どう作さ
pitching motion; windup
投とう球きゅう当とう時じ
time of pitch

Compound of 投 (とう, 'throw') + 球 (きゅう, 'ball'). The reading is on'yomi. The word is a relatively modern coinage for sports terminology.