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baseball stadium; ballpark; baseball field
A dedicated facility for playing baseball, ranging from a simple public field with a backstop and dirt infield to a major league-sized stadium with stands and lights. The standard generic term for any baseball-playing venue.
野球場で試合が行われる。
A game is held at the baseball stadium.
子どもたちは野球場で練習している。
The children are practicing at the baseball field.
この野球場は約三万人の観客を収容できる。
This baseball stadium can hold about thirty thousand spectators.
週末には地元の野球場でアマチュアの試合が次々に開催される。
On weekends, amateur games are held one after another at the local baseball field.
Compound of 野球 ('baseball') and 場 ('grounds; place for activity'). Covers the full range from a small neighborhood field to a professional stadium.
USAGE:
The generic term. For large professional stadiums, names using スタジアム ('stadium') or 球場 ('ballpark') are also extremely common — often forming part of the venue name (e.g. 東京ドーム, 阪神甲子園球場). In casual speech, 球場 is often preferred.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 野球場で試合をする: to play a game at a baseball field
- 野球場に行く: to go to the baseball stadium
- 野球場の観客: spectators at a baseball stadium
- 野球場を建設する: to build a baseball stadium
- 市民野球場: municipal baseball field
- 野球場の照明: stadium lights
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 球場: ballpark — more casual/colloquial; often used in venue names
- スタジアム: stadium — loanword; used for large, modern facilities (also for other sports)
- ドーム: dome — covered stadium (e.g. 東京ドーム)
- 野原: an open field (not for baseball specifically)
- 運動場: athletic/sports grounds — more general; often multi-sport
CULTURAL NOTE:
Baseball (野球) is among Japan's most popular sports. Iconic stadiums such as 甲子園球場 (home of the national high-school baseball tournament) and 東京ドーム hold cultural significance well beyond their use as sports venues.