長打(ちょうだ)

ちょうだ
noun
extra-base hit (baseball); long hit
1. extra-base hit; long hit (baseball)
In baseball, a hit that lets the batter reach second base or beyond — a double, triple, or home run. Valued for advancing or driving in runners more than a single does.
長打(ちょうだ)で二塁(にるい)まで進(すす)んだ。
He advanced to second base on an extra-base hit.
この打者(だしゃ)は長打(ちょうだ)が多(おお)い。
This batter gets a lot of extra-base hits.
九回(きゅうかい)に長打(ちょうだ)が出(で)て、一気(いっき)に逆転(ぎゃくてん)した。
An extra-base hit came in the ninth inning, and they suddenly turned the game around.

Compound of 長(ちょう) (long) + 打(だ) (hit). A baseball term contrasting with a 単打(たんだ) (single).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 長打(ちょうだ)を放(はな)つ: to hit an extra-base hit
  • 長打(ちょうだ)力(りょく): power for extra-base hits (slugging ability)
  • 長打率(ちょうだりつ): slugging percentage

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 単打(たんだ): single — a hit reaching only first base
  • 本塁打(ほんるいだ): home run — the longest extra-base hit, circling all the bases
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Added 2026.6.25 6:18
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