ボールbooru

1. nounball
2. noun, baseballball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone)
   バッターのカウントはツーストライクツーボール。↗

   The batter has two balls and two strikes on him.

• Synonym球きゅうNeutralCovers anything round — spheres, beads, drops such as 「汗の玉」. It can also refer to a ball in sports, but nowadays 「ボール」 is the usual choice.
• Related鞠まりWrittenA ball for games or play — temari, the court game kemari, a child's 「ゴムまり」 — with an old-fashioned feel; modern sports balls are normally 「ボール」.

Sports balls, including a called ball in baseball, default to 「ボール」. Use 「玉」 for round things in general, like beads or drops of sweat; 「鞠」 fits traditional or children's balls such as temari and kemari.

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

1. 球たま、球形きゅうけいのもの。特とくにスポーツ（球技きゅうぎ）で用もちいる。
2. 投手とうしゅが規定きてい通とおりに投なげた球たまがストライクにならなかったもの