ボール

• 読み: ボール
• ローマ字: booru
• 発音: /boː.ɾɯ/

意味

Ball; bowl. A spherical object used in sports, or a large mixing bowl.

A loanword from English with two distinct meanings. As 'ball,' it refers to balls used in sports and games: 野球のボール (yakyū no bōru, baseball), サッカーボール (sakkā-bōru, soccer ball). As 'bowl,' it refers to large mixing bowls used in cooking. Context usually makes the meaning clear.

例文

1. 子供たちが公園でボールを投げて遊んでいる。
2. サッカーボールを買いに行こう。
3. 大きいボールに材料を全部入れて混ぜてください。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, cooking, play

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Borrowed from English 'ball' and 'bowl.' Both words were absorbed into Japanese as the same katakana word, creating a homophone with dual meanings.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal