バスケ

ばすけ
noun
basketball
informalleisure
1. basketball
Abbreviated form of バスケットボール, commonly used in everyday conversation.
I played basketball after school.
バスケ()(はい)っている
I'm in the basketball club.
I went to watch a basketball game.

バスケ is an abbreviation of バスケットボール (basketball). This shortened form is standard in everyday speech.

Common collocations

Abbreviation pattern

Many sport loanwords are shortened in Japanese:

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バスケ is the everyday form. Use バスケットボール in formal writing, news, or official contexts.