投球|とうきゅうtoukyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbpitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 投球する(とうきゅうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 投球します(とうきゅうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 投球しない(とうきゅうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 投球しません(とうきゅうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 投球せず・投球せぬ(とうきゅうせず・とうきゅうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 投球した(とうきゅうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 投球しました(とうきゅうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 投球しなかった(とうきゅうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 投球しませんでした(とうきゅうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 投球して(とうきゅうして) |
| Potential | 投球できる(とうきゅうできる) |
| Passive | 投球される(とうきゅうされる) |
| Causative | 投球させる(とうきゅうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 投球させられる(とうきゅうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 投球すれば(とうきゅうすれば) |
| tara | 投球したら(とうきゅうしたら) |
| Volitional | 投球しよう(とうきゅうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 投球しましょう(とうきゅうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 投球しろ(とうきゅうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymピッチングNeutralKatakana loanword for a pitcher's pitching technique, as in 「ピッチングが冴える」; leans toward describing the skill rather than the act of throwing.
- Related投じるとうじるWrittenWritten and formal: to throw or put in, as in 「一石を投じる」 and 「私財を投じる」; not limited to balls.
- Related投擲とうてきFormalFormal word for throwing something a long way; in sports it names the athletics throwing events, as in 「投擲種目」.
- Related放り投げるほうりなげるCasualColloquial verb: to fling something with force, or to abandon a job or duty midway, as in 「仕事を放り投げる」.
- Antonym打撃だげきNeutralNeutral term for batting; on offense and defense it stands opposite the pitcher's 「投球」.
- Antonym捕球ほきゅうNeutralNeutral term for catching a ball; it is the counterpart of 「投球」 in the sense of throwing versus catching.
For throwing a ball in ball games, use 「投球」, as in 「投球数」 and 「全力投球」. Talk about a pitcher's technique with 「ピッチング」, and athletics throws with 「投擲」; 「打撃」 and 「捕球」 are the batting and fielding counterparts.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


