Japanese word

イニング

Pronunciation

Romajiiningu

Meaning

  • nouninning

Example

次のイニングで点を取りましょう。tsugi no i ni n gu de ten o to ri ma shō

Let's score in the next inning.

Illustration for イニング (inning)

More examples

先発投手は八イニングを投げ切りました。sen patsu tō shu wa hachi i ni n gu o na ge ki ri ma shi ta

The starting pitcher completed eight innings.

Core concept

Marks one complete round of play in which both teams take a turn batting.

Common phrases

  • イニングを投げるi ni n gu o na ge ru

    pitch an inning

  • 次のイニングtsugi no i ni n gu

    next inning

  • 無失点のイニングmu shit ten no i ni n gu

    scoreless inning

  • イニングを終えるi ni n gu o o e ru

    finish an inning

Similar words

回kai: A Japanese baseball term for a numbered round in which each team bats once.

Definition in Japanese

野球で、両チームが攻撃と守備を一度ずつ行う一区切り。ya kyū de ryō chī mu ga kō geki to shu bi o ichi do zu tsu okona u hito ku gi ri

Word origin

The Japanese noun イニング (iningu) is borrowed from English inning, which goes back through Middle English to Old English innung, a verbal noun related to innian, "to put in".

Usage tips

  • In English baseball, inning appears in set phrases such as top of the inning and bottom of the inning, which name the first and second half of each inning.

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