"レフト" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɾe̞ɸɯ̟̊to̞] Forms: refuto [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English left. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|left}} English left Head templates: {{ja-noun}} レフト • (refuto)
  1. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 左翼手 (sayokushu, “left fielder”) Wikipedia link: ja:レフト Synonyms: 左翼手 [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: ライト (raito)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for レフト meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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