ボール

See also: ホール and ポール

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ボール (rōmaji bōru)

  1. 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

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms
Noun

ボール (rōmaji bōru)

  1. bowl

Etymology 3

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

Noun

ボール (rōmaji 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

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English ball.[1][2]

Noun

ボール (rōmaji bōru)

  1. ball (formal dance event)
Synonyms

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1 2 3 4 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 1 2 3 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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