回

回 (canonical)
kai (romanization)
kwai (romanization)
くわい (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 回 (MC hwoj).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.


ピッチャー

ja-noun

ピッチャー • (pitchā)

[pʲi̥t̚t͡ɕa̠ː]

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 投手 (tōshu, “pitcher”)


キャッチャー

キャッチャー • (kyatchā)

[kʲa̠t̚t͡ɕa̠ː]

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 捕手 (hoshu, “catcher”)


一塁手

一塁手 (canonical)
ichiruishu (romanization)

[it͡ɕiɾɯ̟iɕɨ]

一塁(いちるい) (ichirui, “first base”) + 手(しゅ) (-shu, “-man; -woman; -er”).

ja-compound

(baseball, softball) a first baseperson; a first baseman; a first basewoman


ファースト

ja-noun

ファースト • (fāsuto)

[ɸa̠ːsɨ̥to̞]

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 一塁 (ichirui, “first base”)

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 一塁手 (ichiruishu, “first baseman”)


二塁手

二塁(にるい) (nirui, “second base”) + 手(しゅ) (-shu, “-man; -woman; -er”).

ja-compound

(baseball, softball) a second baseperson; a second baseman; a second basewoman


セカンド

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 二塁 (nirui, “second base”)

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 二塁手 (niruishu, “second baseman”)


ホームラン

[ho̞ːmɯ̟ ɾã̠ɴ]

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 本塁打 (honruida, “home run”)


本塁打

[hõ̞n̺ɾɯ̟ida̠]

本塁 (honrui, “home base”) + 打 (da, “hit”)


三塁手

三塁手 (canonical)
sanruishu (romanization)

[sã̠n̺ɾɯ̟iɕɨ]

三塁(さんるい) (sanrui, “third base”) + 手(しゅ) (-shu, “-man; -woman; -er”)

ja-compound

(baseball, softball) a third baseperson; a third baseman; a third basewoman


遊撃手

ja-noun

遊(ゆう)撃(げき)手(しゅ) • (yūgekishu) ^(←いうげきしゆ (iugekisyu)?)

遊撃手 (canonical)
yūgekishu (romanization)
iugekisyu (romanization)
いうげきしゆ (hiragana historical)

[jɯ̟ːɡe̞kʲi̥ɕɨ]


ライト

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:NHK出版
ja:NHK放送文化研究所
ja:ライト
ja:松村明

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼 (uyoku, “right field”)

2004 February 9, Suzuki, Shinya, “104(ひゃくよん)発(はつ)目(め) 荒野(グラウンド)の暴(ぼう)走(そう)馬(ば) [104th Hit: The Rampaging Horse of the Ground]”, in [Mr.](ミスター) [FULLSWING](フルスイング) [Mr. Fullswing], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

４番 ライト 牛尾くん

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼手 (uyokushu, “right fielder”)


センター

センター • (sentā)

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:センター
ja:松村明

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 中堅手 (chūkenshu, “center fielder”)


サード

サード • (sādo)

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 三塁 (sanrui, “third base”)

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 三塁手 (sanruishu, “third baseman”)


右翼手

右翼 (uyoku, “right wing”) + 手 (-shu, “-er”)


中堅手

中堅手 (canonical)
chūkenshu (romanization)

[t͡ɕɨːkẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨ]

中堅 (chūken, “center field”) + 手 (-shu, “-er”)


左翼手

左翼手 (canonical)
sayokushu (romanization)

左翼 (sayoku, “left wing”) + 手 (-shu, “-er”)


レフト

[ɾe̞ɸɯ̟̊to̞]

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 左翼手 (sayokushu, “left fielder”)


バッテリー

(baseball, softball) a battery (the catcher and the pitcher together)


フォアボール

[ɸo̞a̠ bo̞ːɾɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from four + ball, equivalent to フォア (foa) + ボール (bōru).

pseudo-loan

2007 July 23, Mitsuru Adachi with Buronson, “白い夏 [White Summer]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 193:

うるせ！四球でランナー溜めたのはおまえだろ！

Uruse! Foabōru de rannā tameta no wa o-mae daro!

No way! Stocking up runners with walks was your idea!

うるせ！四球でランナー溜めたのはおまえだろ！

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 四球 (shikyū, “walk”)


バット

→ Korean: 빠따 (ppatta)


バッター

ja-noun

バッター • (battā)

→ Korean: 빠따 (ppatta)

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 打者 (dasha, “batter”)


外野手

外(がい)野(や)手(しゅ) • (gaiyashu) ^(←ぐわいやしゆ (gwaiyasyu)?)

外野手 (canonical)
gaiyashu (romanization)
gwaiyasyu (romanization)
ぐわいやしゆ (hiragana historical)

外野 (gaiya, “outfield”) + 手 (-shu, “-er”), calque of English outfielder


内野

ja:内野
ja:内野 (曖昧さ回避)

内 (nai-, “in-”) + 野 (ya, “field”), calque of English infield

(baseball, softball, cricket) an infield


外野

外野 (canonical)
gaiya (romanization)
gwaiya (romanization)
ぐわいや (hiragana historical)

外 (gai-, “out-”) + 野 (ya, “field”), calque of English outfield

(baseball, softball, cricket) an outfield


ホーマー

ja-noun

ホーマー • (hōmā)

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 本塁打 (honruida, “home run”); a homer


ホームベース

ホームベース • (hōmu bēsu)

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 本塁 (honrui, “home base”)


ホームプレート

ホームプレート • (hōmu purēto)

[ho̞ːmɯ̟ pɯ̟ɾe̞ːto̞]


ショートストップ

[ɕo̞ːto̞sɨ̥to̞p̚pɯ̟]

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 遊撃手 (yūgekishu, “shortstop”)


内野手

内野 (naiya, “infield”) + 手 (-shu, “-er”), calque of English infielder


代走

From 代 (dai, “substitute”) + 走 (sō, “to run”).


代走

ja-verb-suru

代(だい)走(そう)する • (daisō suru) intransitive suru (stem 代(だい)走(そう)し (daisō shi), past 代(だい)走(そう)した (daisō shita))

代走する (canonical)
daisō suru (romanization)
代走し (stem)
代走した (past)
代走し
だいそうし
daisō shi
代走する
だいそうする
daisō suru
代走すれ
だいそうすれ
daisō sure
代走せよ (imperative literary)
代走しろ (colloquial imperative)
だいそうせよ (imperative literary)
だいそうしろ (colloquial imperative)
daisō seyo (imperative literary)
daisō shiro (colloquial imperative)
代走される (passive)
だいそうされる (passive)
daisō sareru (passive)
代走させる (causative)
代走さす (causative)
だいそうさせる (causative)
だいそうさす (causative)
daisō saseru (causative)
daisō sasu (causative)
代走できる (potential)
だいそうできる (potential)
daisō dekiru (potential)
代走しよう (volitional)
だいそうしよう (volitional)
daisō shiyō (volitional)
代走しない (negative)
だいそうしない (negative)
daisō shinai (negative)
代走せず (continuative negative)
だいそうせず (continuative negative)
daisō sezu (continuative negative)
代走します (formal)
だいそうします (formal)
daisō shimasu (formal)
代走した (perfective)
だいそうした (perfective)
daisō shita (perfective)
代走して (conjunctive)
だいそうして (conjunctive)
daisō shite (conjunctive)
代走すれば (conditional hypothetical)
だいそうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
daisō sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(baseball, softball) to run bases as a pinch runner


ピンチランナー

[pʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕiɾã̠nːa̠ː]

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 代走 (daisō, “pinch runner”)


四球

四球 (canonical)
shikyū (romanization)
sikiu (romanization)
しきう (hiragana historical)