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): [bo̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ボール (rōmaji bōru)

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
(basebal) ball (pitch that falls outside the strike zone)

Coordinate terms

(baseball) ストライク (sutoraiku, “strike”)

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

ボウル (bōru)

Noun

ボール (rōmaji bōru)

bowl

Etymology 3

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

Noun

ボール (rōmaji bōru)

Short for ボール紙 (bōru-gami): non-corrugated cardboard, pasteboard
Short for 段ボール (danbōru): corrugated cardboard

Pronunciation 2

(Tokyo) ボール [bóꜜòrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English ball.[1][2]

Noun

ボール (rōmaji bōru)

ball (formal dance event)

Synonyms

舞踏会 (ぶとうかい) (butōkai)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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