Japanese word

バット

Pronunciation

Romajibatto

Meaning

  • nounbat

Example

野球でバットを使います。ya kyū de ba tto o tsuka i ma su

I use a bat in baseball.

Illustration for バット (bat)

More examples

私は試合前に軽くバットを振ります。watashi wa shi ai mae ni karu ku ba tto o fu ri ma su

I swing the bat lightly before the game.

Core concept

Describes an object shaped to handle physical material directly, either by concentrating force along a narrow length or by supporting it across a shallow surface.

Common phrases

  • バットを振るba tto o fu ru

    swing a bat

  • バットで打つba tto de u tsu

    hit with a bat

Definition in Japanese

野球でボールを打つための棒状の用具、または料理などで材料を入れる浅い容器。ya kyū de bō ru o u tsu ta me no bō jō no yō gu ma ta wa ryō ri na do de zai ryō o i re ru asa i yō ki

Word origin

The Japanese noun バット (batto) has two loan sources: English bat, a club for hitting, and English vat, a container.

Usage tips

  • The English word bat is used in both baseball and cricket, but the equipment differs in shape because baseball bats are rounded and cricket bats have a broad flat face.

Other meanings

  • shallow traynoun

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