本塁打(ほんるいだ)

ほんるいだ
noun
home run
sports
1. home run
a hit in baseball where the batter circles all the bases and scores a run
本塁打(ほんるいだ)を打(う)った！
He hit a home run!
今季(こんき)三十(さんじゅう)号(ごう)本塁打(ほんるいだ)を達成(たっせい)した。
He reached his thirtieth home run of the season.
満塁(まんるい)本塁打(ほんるいだ)で一気(いっき)に四点(よんてん)を奪(うば)い、試合(しあい)の流(なが)れが変(か)わった。
A grand slam scored four runs at once, and the momentum of the game shifted.

Composed of 本塁(ほんるい) (home plate) and 打(だ) (hit/strike). The standard Japanese baseball term for a home run. Baseball is extremely popular in Japan, and this term appears frequently in sports news and conversations. The loanword ホームラン is used interchangeably in casual conversation.

Common collocations

  • 本塁打(ほんるいだ)を打(う)つ: to hit a home run
  • 満塁(まんるい)本塁打(ほんるいだ): grand slam
  • 本塁打(ほんるいだ)王(おう): home run champion
  • 逆転(ぎゃくてん)本塁打(ほんるいだ): go-ahead/come-from-behind home run
  • 本塁打(ほんるいだ)数(すう): number of home runs

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: ホームラン (home run)
Compare: 安打(あんだ) (base hit)
Compare: 打点(だてん) (RBI)
Related: 打率(だりつ) (batting average)
Compare: 長打(ちょうだ) (extra-base hit (baseball))
Related: 打者(だしゃ) (batter)
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Added 2026.4.20 0:16 · Revised 2026.10.7 9:26
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