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三振

三振

Chinese

three; 3 rouse
simp. and trad.
(三振)

Verb

三振

  1. (baseball) to strike out

Noun

三振

  1. (baseball) a strikeout

Japanese

三振 (sanshin): Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn strikes out swinging.
Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
しん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (san, three) + (shin, swing, in baseball, specifically a swing without a hit).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

三振 (hiragana さんしん, romaji sanshin)

  1. (baseball) a strikeout

Verb

三振する (hiragana さんしんする, romaji sanshin suru)

  1. to strike out

Conjugation

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9