ボール

See also: ホール and ポール

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) ボール [bòórú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɾɯ̟]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ball.

Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

1. ball (sphere)

   野球(やきゅう)ボール

   yakyū bōru

   baseball

   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

2. (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.

Alternative forms

• ボウル (bōru)

Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

1. bowl

See also

• 碗(わん) (wan)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English board.

Noun

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

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

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

Noun

ボール • (bōru) 

1. ball (formal dance event)

Synonyms

• 舞(ぶ)踏(とう)会(かい) (butōkai)