バスケットボール

ばすけっとぼーる
noun
basketball
1. basketball
A sport played by two teams of five players who score by throwing a ball through a hoop.
Tall people have an advantage in basketball.
We played basketball in PE class.
Basketball can be played both indoors and outdoors.

バスケットボール is the sport of basketball, often shortened to バスケ in casual speech.

ETYMOLOGY:
From English "basketball."

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

POSITIONS:

  • ポイントガード: point guard
  • シューティングガード: shooting guard
  • センター: center

CULTURE:
Basketball is popular in Japan, especially at the school level. The Bリーグ (B.League) is Japan's professional basketball league, founded in 2016.