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野球

Baseball

Meaning

Baseball

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Field Sphere! The greatest sport to grace this earth since a very similar (aka the same) sport, baseball. Think about it, you play on a field and you use a little sphere. Awesome!

Reading

やきゅう

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

野球の球
baseball ball
野球のルール
baseball rules
野球のボール
baseball ball
野球を見る
to watch baseball
野球をする
to play baseball
野球をやる
to play baseball
プロ野球
pro baseball
高校野球
high school baseball
少年野球
youth baseball
野球にもどる
to return to baseball
野球に集中する
to focus on baseball
野球に出会う
to encounter baseball for the first time
野球チーム
baseball team
野球部
baseball club
野球場
baseball stadium
野球ファン
baseball fan
野球少年
a boy who loves to play baseball

Context Sentences

これから、プロ野球のゲームを見に行くところなんです。

I'm on my way to go see a professional baseball game now.

野球で投手をしたことはないんです。

I've never been a pitcher in baseball.

今週末に会社の人たちと草野球の試合をする予定です。

I plan to play a sandlot baseball game this weekend with some people from my company.

Kanji Composition