野球(やきゅう)

やきゅう
noun
baseball
1. baseball
A bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, extremely popular in Japan.
野球(やきゅう)が好(す)きです。
I like baseball.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)、毎日(まいにち)野球(やきゅう)をしていた。
When I was a child, I played baseball every day.
高校(こうこう)野球(やきゅう)の甲子園(こうしえん)大会(たいかい)は夏(なつ)の風物詩(ふうぶつし)だ。
The Koshien high school baseball tournament is a summer tradition.

野球(やきゅう) is one of the most popular sports in Japan. Professional baseball (プロ野球(ぷろやきゅう)) has 12 teams divided into two leagues. High school baseball, particularly the 甲子園(こうしえん) tournament, enjoys immense popularity.

Common expressions:

  • 野球(やきゅう)をする (to play baseball)
  • 野球(やきゅう)を見(み)る (to watch baseball)
  • 野球部(やきゅうぶ) (baseball club)
  • 野球場(やきゅうじょう) (baseball stadium)
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Added 2026.1.16 9:19 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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