How to say "bowling" in Japanese

• ボウリングCommon
  nounCovers bowling as the sport or pastime, especially tenpin bowling; this is the word you want when talking about going bowling or a bowling alley.
  夜よるはたいていボウリングに行いきます。↗

  At night, we usually go bowling.
• 投球とうきゅうCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbMeans the act of throwing or pitching a ball; its 'bowling' sense refers to cricket bowling. It is not the word for the sport of tenpin bowling.
  彼かれの投球とうきゅうを見みせたかったよ。↗

  I wish you could have seen him pitch.

Use 「ボウリング」 for the tenpin sport; 投球 means the act of throwing or pitching a ball, and its 'bowling' sense applies to cricket, not tenpin bowling.

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• ボウリングbowling (esp. tenpin)
• 投球とうきゅうpitching