How to say “baseball” in Japanese | 野球 (やきゅう、yakyū)

The Japanese vocabulary「野球 (やきゅう、yakyū)」means “baseball.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	野球
Hiragana	やきゅう
Romaji Reading	yakyū
English Meaning	baseball

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	私わたしは、野や球きゅう部ぶに所属しょぞくしている。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, yakyū bu ni shozoku shite iru.
English Meaning	I’m a member of a baseball team. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私は、野球部に所属しています。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, yakyū bu ni shozoku shite imasu.
English Meaning	I’m a member of a baseball team. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	息むす子こが野や球きゅうの試し合あいでヒットを打うった。
Romaji Reading	Musuko ga yakyū no shiai de hitto o utta.
English Meaning	My son got a hit in the baseball game. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	息子が野球の試合でヒットを打った。
Romaji Reading	Musuko ga yakyū no shiai de hitto o uchimashita.
English Meaning	My son got a hit in the baseball game. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	野や球きゅうのユニフォームが似合にあうね。
Romaji Reading	Yakyū no yunifōmu ga niau ne.
English Meaning	The baseball uniform looks good on you. (Spoken and Non-Honorific Language)

Japanese Sentence	野球のユニフォームが似合いますね。
Romaji Reading	Yakyū no yunifōmu ga niaimasu ne.
English Meaning	The baseball uniform looks good on you. (Polite Form)

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