投球|とうきゅうtoukyuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbpitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
    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.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 球技きゅうぎにおいてボールを投なげること。
  2. 野球やきゅう、ソフトボール、クリケットで投手とうしゅがボールを投なげること。
  3. ボウリング。^([要よう出典しゅってん])
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