Japanese Conversation · Level 16
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Japanese word
セカンド
Pronunciation
Romajisekando
Meaning
- nounsecond base
Example
彼は野球でセカンドを守ります。kare wa ya kyū de se ka n do o mamo ri ma su
He plays second base in baseball.
More examples
監督は彼の守備位置をセカンドに変更しました。kan toku wa kare no shu bi i chi o se ka n do ni hen kō shi ma shi ta
The coach moved him to second base.
Core concept
Expresses the idea of the second position in an ordered system, whether it is a baseball base, a player, or a gear setting.
Common phrases
セカンドを守るse ka n do o mamo ru
play second base
セカンドに入るse ka n do ni hai ru
move to second base
Similar words
二塁nirui: The standard Japanese term for the baseball base between first and third base.
Definition in Japanese
順序や段階が二番目に当たるもの。野球では二塁または二塁手、自動車では二速を指す。jun jo ya dan kai ga ni ban me ni a ta ru mo no ya kyū de wa ni rui ma ta wa ni rui shu ji dō sha de wa ni soku o sa su
Word origin
セカンド (sekando) comes from English second, ultimately from Latin secundus, meaning "following"; Japanese uses this borrowed idea for second base, the second baseman, and second gear.
Usage tips
- In English, second usually needs a noun such as second base or second gear in these contexts, while Japanese セカンド (sekando) can serve as the short noun by itself.
Other meanings
- second basemannoun
- second gearnoun