Kanji

塁

塁

bases, fort, rampart, walls, base(ball)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ルイ, ライ, スイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とりで

Nanori (Name Reading)

かさ, たか

Common Readings

ルイ

Example sentences

満塁 まんるい
逆転のチャンスで、彼は満塁ホームランを打った。

In a chance for a comeback, he hit a grand slam.

ホームラン ホームラン
彼は逆転満塁ホームランを放った。

He hit a come-from-behind grand slam home run.

塁 るい
ランナーは塁を離れなかった。

The runner did not leave the base.

三塁 さんるい
彼は三塁打を放ち、一気に三塁まで進んだ。

He hit a triple and advanced all the way to third base in one go.

バックホーム バックホーム
三塁走者がタッチアップを試みたが、外野手からのバックホームに阻まれた。

The runner on third base tried to tag up, but was thwarted by the outfielder's throw back home.

二塁 にるい
彼は二塁まで激走した。

He dashed all the way to second base.

送球 そうきゅう
キャッチャーが二塁へ鋭い送球を見せた。

The catcher showed a sharp throw to second base.

盗塁 とうるい
俊足のランナーが果敢に盗塁を試みた。

The fast runner boldly attempted to steal a base.

俊足 しゅんそく
彼は俊足を生かして盗塁を成功させた

He used his speed (fleet feet) to successfully steal a base.

Example Vocabulary

一塁

いちるい

満塁

まんるい

bases loaded (baseball)

塁

るい

base; fort

三塁

さんるい

third base

二塁

にるい

second base

土塁

どるい

盗塁

とうるい

stolen base; steal

満塁ホームラン

まんるいホームラン

出塁

しゅつるい

２塁

にるい

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