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Japanese baseball vocabulary

I collect here Japanese language baseball related vocabulary and common words you hear in a Japanese baseball broadcast.

Vocabulary

Kanji Kana JSL Gloss
間 あいだ￣ aida
  1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
上げる あげる￣ aḡeru
  1. to raise; to elevate
当たり あたり￣ atari
  1. hit
アウトコース アウトコ＼ース aútokòosu
  1. outside pitch
デッドボール デッドボ＼ール ded́dobòoru
  1. pitch that hits the batter
  2. hit by pitch**
一球 いっきゅう＊ ikkyuu*
  1. first pitch**
ハーフスイング ハーフスイ＼ング haáhusuìnḡu
  1. half swing (baseball, golf)
  2. checked swing**
入る は＼いる hâiru
  1. to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
ヒーローインタービュー ヒ＼ーロー　イ＼ンタービュー＊ hîiroo întaabyuu*
  1. interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview
  2. postgame interview**
引っ掛ける ひっかけ＼る híkkakèru
  1. to hit the ball off the end of the bat
低い ひく＼い hikûi
  1. low (position); close to the ground
低め ひくめ￣ hikume
  1. lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
引っ張る ひっぱ＼る hiṕpàru
  1. to pull the ball
捕球 ほきゅう￣ hokyuu
  1. catch
本 ほ＼ん hôn̄
  1. counter for long, cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
  2. counter for runs**
方向 ほうこう￣ hookoo
  1. direction; orientation; bearing; way
インハイ インハイ＊ in̄hai*
  1. high and inside pitch
インコース インコ＼ース in̄́kòosu
  1. inside pitch
インロー インロー＊ in̄roo*
  1. low and inside pitch**
帰って来る かえってくる＊ kaette kuru
  1. to return; to come back
回 か＼い kâi
  1. inning (baseball); round; game
開幕 かいまく￣ kaimaku
  1. opening (of an event); start; beginning
開幕戦 かいまくせん＊ kaimakusen̄*
  1. opening game; (season) opener
回戦 かいせん＊ kaisen̄*
  1. event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.
  2. nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
間 か＼ん kân̄
  1. among; between; inter-
空振り からぶり￣ karaburi
  1. swing and a miss
空振り三振 からぶり￣　さんしん￣＊ karaburi sansin*
  1. strikeout
  2. swinging strikeout**
後方 こうほう￣ koohoo
  1. behind; in the rear; in back
前 ま＼え mâe
  1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
  2. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
真っ直ぐ まっす＼ぐ maśsùḡu
  1. straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect
下 もと＼ motô
  1. under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath
向ける むける￣ mukeru
  1. to head to; to go towards
中め なかめ＊ nakame*
  1. middle (ball)**
球 なま＼ namâ
  1. ball (in sports)
二遊間 にゆ＼うかん＊ niyûukan̄*
  1. between short and second; middle
伸びる のび＼る nobîru
  1. to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
送りバント おくりバ＼ント＊ okúribàn̄to*
  1. sacrifice bunt
表 おもて＼ omótè
  1. first half (of an inning); top (of an inning)
オープン戦 オープンせん￣ oopun̄sen̄
  1. exhibition game; friendly match; friendly
ライン ラ＼イン râin̄
  1. (foul) line**
塁 る＼い rûi
  1. base; bag; sack
下がる さが＼る saḡâru
  1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower
三遊間 さんゆ＼うかん san̄́yùukan̄
  1. the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop
先行 せんこう￣ senkoo
  1. going ahead; going first
  2. preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior
  3. scoring first; getting off to a lead
選手 せ＼んしゅ sên̄syu
  1. player (of a sport); athlete; team member
試合 しあい￣ siai
  1. match; game; bout; contest
試合終了 しあい￣　しゅうりょう￣＊ siai syuuryoo
  1. end of a match; end of a game
失敗 しっぱい￣ sippai
  1. failure; mistake; blunder
初球 しょきゅう￣ syokyuu
  1. pitcher's first pitch (to batter)
正面 しょうめ＼ん syóomèn̄
  1. front; frontage; facade; main
初戦 しょせん￣ syosen
  1. first match (in a series)
終了 しゅうりょう￣ syooryoo
  1. end; close; termination

See 試合終了 siai syuuryoo.
シュートボール シュートボ＼ール syuútobòoru
  1. screwball
対 た＼い tâi
  1. versus; against; vs.; v.
  2. to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180)
大会 たいかい￣ taikai
  1. tournament; competition; contest; meet
タイム タ＼イム tâimu
  1. time out (e.g. in sport)
タイムリー タ＼イムリー tâimurii
  1. clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
高い たか＼い takâi
  1. high; tall
高め たかめ＊ takame*
  1. highish; somewhat high; on the high side; high (ball)
タッチアップ タッチア＼ップ táttiàppu
  1. tag up
同点 とうてん￣ tooten̄
  1. same score; deadlock; tie; draw
投手 と＼うしゅ tôosyu
  1. pitcher
取る と＼る tôru
  1. to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch
詰まる つま＼る tumâru
  1. to hit the ball near the handle of the bat
裏 うら＼ urâ
  1. bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
内 うち￣ uti
  1. inside; within
打つ う＼つ ûtu
  1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
ＶＴＲ ブイティーア＼ール＊ búitiiàaru* ***
  1. video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
  2. replay**
前 ぜ＼ん zen̄
  1. before
  2. front**
全国大会 ぜんこくた＼いかい zen̄́kokutàikai
  1. national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
  2. national tournament**

* Missing or possibly incorrect pitch accent.
** Author's gloss.
*** Inexact romanization.

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