Japanese Conversation · Level 19
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Japanese word
ライナー
Pronunciation
Romajirainā
Meaning
- nounline drive
Example
彼は左中間にライナーを打ちました。kare wa sa chū kan ni ra i nā o u chi ma shi ta
He hit a line drive to left center.
More examples
そのライナーは外野手の前で弾みました。so no ra i nā wa gai ya shu no mae de hazu mi ma shi ta
That line drive bounced in front of the outfielder.
Core concept
Refers to a hard-hit ball that stays relatively low and moves quickly through the air rather than following a high arc.
Common phrases
鋭いライナーsurudo i ra i nā
sharp line drive
低いライナーhiku i ra i nā
low line drive
ライナーが抜けるra i nā ga nu ke ru
a line drive gets through
Definition in Japanese
野球で、打球が高く上がらず、低い軌道を保って速く飛ぶこと。また、その打球。ya kyū de da kyū ga taka ku a ga ra zu hiku i ki dō o tamo tte haya ku to bu ko to ma ta so no da kyū
Word origin
ライナー (rainā, "line drive") is a Japanese borrowing of English liner, a baseball noun built from line to describe the ball's nearly level flight.
Usage tips
- English speakers may know liner as a word for a large passenger ship, but in a baseball report it denotes a sharply hit ball with a low flight.
Other meanings
- linernoun