Japanese Conversation · Level 49
90 words
Japanese word
打数
Pronunciation
Romajidasū
Meaning
- nountimes at bat
Example
彼は五十打数で十本安打を打ちました。kare wa go jū da sū de jū pon an da o u chi ma shi ta
He got ten hits in fifty at-bats.
More examples
チームの主力選手は今季、打数を大きく増やしています。chī mu no shu ryoku sen shu wa kon ki da sū o ō ki ku fu ya shi te i ma su
The team's key player is getting many more at-bats this season.
Core concept
Counts a batter's official trips that can affect the batting average, rather than every time the batter comes to the plate.
Common phrases
打数を増やすda sū o fu ya su
increase at-bats
Similar words
打席daseki: One completed appearance by a batter at the plate, whether or not it counts as an official at-bat.
Definition in Japanese
野球で、打者の打撃結果を統計上の一回として数えた回数。ya kyū de da sha no da geki kek ka o tō kei jō no ichi kai to shi te kazo e ta kai sū
Word origin
Combines 打 (da, "hit") and 数 (sū, "number"), forming a compound for the number of batting occasions; in baseball, it denotes at-bats, not hits.
Usage tips
- A batter can have more plate appearances than 打数 (dasū) because walks and some other outcomes increase plate appearances without increasing at-bats.