金属(きんぞく)バット

きんぞくばっと
noun
metal bat; aluminum bat
sports
1. metal bat; aluminum bat
a baseball bat made of metal, typically aluminum alloy, used widely in amateur baseball in Japan
金属(きんぞく)バットで打(う)つと音(おと)が違(ちが)う。
It sounds different when you hit with a metal bat.
高校(こうこう)野球(やきゅう)では金属(きんぞく)バットが使(つか)われている。
Metal bats are used in high school baseball.
金属(きんぞく)バットは木製(もくせい)バットに比(くら)べて折(お)れにくく、飛距離(ひきょり)も出(で)やすい。
Metal bats are less likely to break than wooden bats, and the ball also tends to travel farther.

The standard bat type in Japanese amateur baseball, from Little League through high school. Composed of 金属(きんぞく) (metal) + バット (bat). Professional baseball (プロ野球(やきゅう)) requires 木製(もくせい)バット (wooden bats), so the transition from metal to wood is a major challenge for players entering the pros.

Common collocations

  • 金属(きんぞく)バットで打(う)つ — to hit with a metal bat
  • 金属(きんぞく)バットの打球音(だきゅうおん) — the sound of a hit off a metal bat (the distinctive "ping")
  • 金属(きんぞく)バットの重(おも)さ — the weight of a metal bat

Similar words

Cultural note

甲子園(こうしえん) (the national high school baseball tournament) is synonymous with 金属(きんぞく)バット in Japan. The distinctive metallic ping of contact is one of the iconic sounds of summer.

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Added 2026.4.21 18:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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