Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5
きゅう
Grade: 3
りょく
Grade: 1
kan’on

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [se̞ːkʲɨᵝːɾʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

(せい)(きゅう)(りょく) (seikyūryoku

  1. (baseball, pitching) ball control; the ability of a pitcher to throw a ball precisely
    Synonym: コントロール (kontorōru)
    • 1994, Shōsetsu chūkō, page 227:
      ピッチングの(せい)(めい)(せい)(きゅう)(りょく)である。(たま)(ちから)がおとろえてもコントロールさえ(ばん)(ぜん)であれば、(じゅう)(ぶん)(いち)(りゅう)(つう)(よう)する。
      Pitchingu no seimei wa seikyūryoku dearu. Tama no chikara ga otoroete mo kontorōru sae banzen deareba, jūbun ni ichiryū de tsūyō suru.
      The essence of pitching is ball control. Even if power declines, as long as control is flawless, this is sufficient to remain at the top level.