ドッジボール

どっじぼーる
noun
dodgeball
sports
1. dodgeball
A team game in which players throw a ball to hit opponents, who are out when struck. A fixture of Japanese elementary-school PE classes and recess.
昼休(ひるやす)みにドッジボールをした。
We played dodgeball during the lunch break.
ドッジボールでボールを当(あ)てられて外野(がいや)に出(で)た。
I got hit by the ball in dodgeball and had to go to the outfield.
体育(たいいく)の時間(じかん)にクラス対抗(たいこう)のドッジボール大会(たいかい)があり、最後(さいご)まで残(のこ)った。
There was an inter-class dodgeball tournament during PE, and I survived until the end.

Also written ドッチボール in casual writing. In the Japanese school version, players who are hit move to the 外野(がいや) (outfield) surrounding the opposing court and can return by hitting someone from there.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 球技(きゅうぎ): ball games — the category term used in PE
  • ドッジ弾平(だんぺい): a famous dodgeball manga that popularized the sport

Related Words

Compare: 球技(きゅうぎ) (ball games)
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Added 2026.8.5 9:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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