シュートshuuto

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, sportsshooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.)
   僕達ぼくたちはマックがすばらしいシュートを決きめるのを見みた。↗

   We saw Mac make a fantastic shot.
2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, baseballshuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball
3. nounshoot (of a tree or plant)

• SynonymショットNeutralLoanword for a shot in photography, firing a gun, or hitting a ball, as in 「ナイスショット」; 「シュート」 leans toward shooting at goal and is also a baseball pitch.
• Related投げるなげるNeutralA verb: to throw or toss something, and by extension to give up — the broadest of these words. 「シュート」 is a noun for shooting at goal and can take 「する」.
• Related撃つうつNeutralRead 「ぶつ」: to hit or strike a person or thing, also to give a speech, as in 「一席ぶつ」; its sense is far removed from shooting at goal.
• Related放つはなつWrittenA written-style verb meaning to fire or let fly, as in 「矢を放つ」; you can also say 「シュートを放つ」, whereas 「シュート」 itself is a noun.

Use 「シュート」 for shooting at goal in soccer or basketball, as in 「シュートを決める」; it also names a baseball pitch. For hitting a ball or a camera shot use 「ショット」, for throwing use 「投げる」, and in formal prose 「放つ」 pairs with 「シュート」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 球たまをゴールに向むかって放はなつこと。
2. 投球とうきゅうの球種きゅうしゅの一ひとつ。
3. 樹木じゅもくの根元ねもとや幹みきから出でた若わかい枝えだ。