ボール

See also: ホール and ポール

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

  • (Tokyo) ボール [bòórú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːɾɯ̟]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ball.[1][2][3]

Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

  1. ball (sphere)
    野球(やきゅう)ボール
    yakyū bōru
    baseball
    勢(いきお)いよくボールを投(な)げる
    ikioi yoku bōru o nageru
    throw the ball with full force
  2. (baseball) ball (pitch that falls outside the strike zone)
Coordinate terms
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bowl.[1][2][3]

Alternative forms
Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

  1. bowl
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Etymology 3

Borrowed from English board.[1][2][3]

Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

  1. short for ボール紙 (bōru-gami): non-corrugated cardboard, pasteboard
  2. short for 段ボール (danbōru): corrugated cardboard

Pronunciation 2

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.[1][2]

Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

  1. ball (formal dance event)
Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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