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 • (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”)

See also

球(たま) (tama)

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

ボウル (bōru)

Noun

ボール • (bōru)

bowl

See also

碗(わん) (wan)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

ボール • (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

Borrowed from English ball.[1][2]

Noun

ボール • (bōru)

ball (formal dance event)

Synonyms

舞(ぶ)踏(とう)会(かい) (butōkai)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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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