ボール

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See also: ホール and ポール

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ball.

Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

  1. ball (sphere)
    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. (basebal) ball (pitch that falls outside the strike zone)
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bowl.

Alternative forms
Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

  1. bowl
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Etymology 3

Borrowed from English board.

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.

Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

  1. ball (formal dance event)
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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: 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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