塁
塁·base (baseball), fort, rampart
- On-yomi
- ルイ
- Kun-yomi
- とりで
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一塁 | いちるい | first base |
| 満塁 | まんるい | bases loaded |
| 本塁打 | ほんるいだ | home run |
| 盗塁 | とうるい | stolen base |
Example sentences
満塁のチャンスで打席に立った。
まんるいのチャンスでだせきにたった。
He came to bat with the bases loaded.
打ったあと、急いで一塁へ走った。
うったあと、いそいでいちるいへはしった。
After hitting, he ran quickly to first base.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 本塁打 as ほんるいうち — it is ほんるいだ
- Assuming 塁 is only a baseball word — its older sense is a fort or earthen rampart
Memory aid
Picture it
田 piled on 土: mounded earth. In war it was a rampart; on a diamond it is the little mound of a base.
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