捕球|ほきゅうhokyuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, baseballcatch
Conjugation
Dictionary form捕球する(ほきゅうする)
Polite (masu)捕球します(ほきゅうします)
Negative (nai)捕球しない(ほきゅうしない)
polite (masen)捕球しません(ほきゅうしません)
classical zu / nu捕球せず・捕球せぬ(ほきゅうせず・ほきゅうせぬ)
Past (ta)捕球した(ほきゅうした)
polite (mashita)捕球しました(ほきゅうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)捕球しなかった(ほきゅうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)捕球しませんでした(ほきゅうしませんでした)
Te form捕球して(ほきゅうして)
Potential捕球できる(ほきゅうできる)
Passive捕球される(ほきゅうされる)
Causative捕球させる(ほきゅうさせる)
Causative passive捕球させられる(ほきゅうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)捕球すれば(ほきゅうすれば)
tara捕球したら(ほきゅうしたら)
Volitional捕球しよう(ほきゅうしよう)
polite (mashou)捕球しましょう(ほきゅうしましょう)
Imperative捕球しろ(ほきゅうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymキャッチNeutralNeutral loanword for catching a ball, common in everyday sports reporting; also covers getting information, receiving signals, or touting customers on the street.
  • Antonym落球らっきゅうWrittenWritten/formal term for fumbling and dropping a ball — the exact opposite of 「捕球」, catching it securely.

In ball games, the word for catching is 「捕球」, used mostly in baseball; colloquially, 「キャッチ」 is more common. For a dropped catch, use 「落球」 or 「エラー」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 球技きゅうぎでボールをとること。
  2. ボールをとる。
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