野や球きゅう

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

baseball

The standard word for the sport of baseball in Japanese.

野や球きゅうをするto play baseball
休やすみの日ひは友とも達だちと野や球きゅうをする。
On my days off, I play baseball with friends.
野や球きゅうの試し合あいを見みるto watch a baseball game
昨日きのう、野や球きゅうの試し合あいをテレビで見みた。
Yesterday I watched a baseball game on TV.
野や球きゅう部ぶに入はいるto join the baseball club/team
高こう校こうで野や球きゅう部ぶに入はいった。
I joined the baseball club in high school.
野や球きゅう選せん手しゅになるto become a baseball player
彼かれは将しょう来らい、プロの野や球きゅう選せん手しゅになりたいと言いっている。
He says he wants to become a professional baseball player in the future.

ベースボール
野球 is the standard, widely used Japanese term for the sport, while ベースボール is a rarer loanword sometimes seen in names or stylized contexts.
ソフトボール
ソフトボール is played with a larger, softer ball and underhand pitching on a smaller field, while 野球 (baseball) uses a smaller ball, overhand pitching, and a larger field.
プロ野や球きゅうN1
野球 is the general term for baseball at any level, while プロ野球 specifically refers to the professional league.

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Compound of 野 (field) and 球 (ball), coined in the late 19th century as a translation for 'baseball'.