See also: ホール and ポール

Japanese edit

Pronunciation 1 edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

ボール (bōru

  1. ball (sphere)
    (いきお)いよくボール()げる
    ikioi yoku bōru o nageru
    throw the ball with full force
  2. (basebal) ball (pitch that falls outside the strike zone)
Coordinate terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit

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

Alternative forms edit
Noun edit

ボール (bōru

  1. bowl
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Etymology 3 edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English ball.[1][2]

Noun edit

ボール (bōru

  1. ball (formal dance event)
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References edit

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