ボール
Japanese
Pronunciation 1
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English ball.[1][2][3]
Noun
- ball (sphere)
- 勢いよくボールを投げる
- ikioi yoku bōru o nageru
- throw the ball with full force
- 勢いよくボールを投げる
- (basebal) ball (pitch that falls outside the strike zone)
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bowl.[1][2][3]
Alternative forms
- ボウル (bōru)
Noun
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English board.[1][2][3]
Noun
- Short for ボール紙 (bōru-gami): non-corrugated cardboard, pasteboard
- Short for 段ボール (danbōru): corrugated cardboard
Pronunciation 2
Etymology 4
Borrowed from English ball.[1][2]
Noun
- ball (formal dance event)
Synonyms
- 舞踏会 (butōkai)
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 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