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yagu · baseball

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 62512
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 야ː구Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    아홉 명씩으로 이루어진 두 팀이 공격과 수비를 번갈아 하며, 상대 선수가 던진 공을 방망이로 치고 경기장을 돌아 점수를 내는 운동 경기.

    English: baseball — A game played by two opposing teams of nine people, taking turns batting and fielding, in which the hitter scores points by hitting a ball thrown by the pitcher with a bat and then running around the field of four bases.

    Examples

    • 고교 야구.
    • 프로 야구.
    • 야구 경기.
    • 야구 경기장.
    • 야구 선수.
    • 야구 중계.
Origin
野球
Categories
삶 > 여가 활동 · 취미

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