変化球

Japanese

Kanji in this term
変	化	球
へん Grade: 4	か Grade: 3	きゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
變化球 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 変化(へんか) (henka) + 球(きゅう) (kyū).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へんか​きゅう [hèńkáꜜkyùù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [hẽ̞ŋka̠kʲɨᵝː]

Noun

変(へん)化(か)球(きゅう) • (henkakyū) ^{←へんくわきう (fenkwakiu)?}

1. (baseball) curveball
2. (figurative) curveball (twist)

Hyponyms

• 魔球(まきゅう) (makyū)

Coordinate terms

• 直球(ちょっきゅう) (chokkyū)