空振(からぶ)り

からぶり
noun
swing and a miss; fruitless effort
sportsdescriptive
1. swing and a miss (in baseball)
swinging the bat but failing to make contact with the ball
空振(からぶ)り三振(さんしん)に終(お)わった。
He struck out swinging.
変化球(へんかきゅう)に空振(からぶ)りした。
He swung and missed at the breaking ball.
バッターが大(おお)きく空振(からぶ)りした。
The batter took a big swing and missed.
2. fruitless effort; wasted attempt
an action that fails to achieve its intended result
計画(けいかく)が空振(からぶ)りに終(お)わった。
The plan ended up being a wasted effort.
営業(えいぎょう)が空振(からぶ)りばかりだ。
My sales calls keep coming up empty.
取材(しゅざい)が空振(からぶ)りに終(お)わった。
The interview/investigation turned up nothing.

Common collocations

  • 空振(からぶ)り三振(さんしん) - strikeout swinging
  • 大(おお)きく空振(からぶ)りする - to swing and miss badly
  • 空振(からぶ)りに終(お)わる - to come to nothing (sense 2)

Usage

Sense 2 extends the baseball image to any effort that misses: a search that finds nothing, a visit when no one is home, an evacuation warning for a storm that never comes.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 三振(さんしん) (strikeout)
Related: 見逃(みのが)し (called strike)
Related: 凡打(ぼんだ) (weak hit/ground out)
Compare: 素(す)振(ぶ)り (practice swing)
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Added 2026.1.27 20:47 · Revised 2026.9.27 7:02
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