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How to say 'Bat' in Japanese | バット

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The Japanese word for Bat is 'Batto', written as バット in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Bat

    Reading

    Batto

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'バット (batto)' refers to a 'bat', specifically the type used in sports like baseball or softball. It is a direct loanword from English, and its usage is primarily in the context of sports. For example: He swung the bat「彼はバットを振った」(かれはバットをふった). I bought a new bat「新しいバットを買った」(あたらしいバットをかった). Note that 'バット' is not used to refer to the animal (bat), which is 'コウモリ (こうもり)' in Japanese.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    6482

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word バット

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Ba
  • katakana

    Reading

    To
  • katakana

    Reading

    Tsu

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