野球|やきゅうyakyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- nounbaseball
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymベースボールNeutralKatakana loanword from English, neutral in register. Understood but far less common than 野球 in everyday speech; today it appears mainly in proper names and titles.
野球 is the standard everyday term for the sport; ベースボール, the English loanword, is neutral in register but far less common, so learners should use 野球 in virtually all contexts.
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