How to say "ballpark" in Japanese
- 球場きゅうじょうnounCovers the literal sense: the baseball stadium or ballpark as an actual place. This is the common word, the one you want when talking about going to a game or where a team plays.
- 野球場やきゅうじょうnounAlso the literal venue — a baseball field, ground or stadium, with the sport named in full — but a less common word; for 'ballpark' in ordinary use, 球場 is usually the word you want.
Both words translate only the literal sense of 'ballpark', the baseball venue itself; 球場 is the common everyday word, 野球場 a less common, more explicit alternative, and neither fits the figurative 'ballpark figure' sense.
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