How to Say ‘Ball’ in Japanese
ボール
booru
[boh-roo]
💬 Usage Tip: [ボール] is a loanword written in katakana. In golf, it means the golf ball, and it sounds close to the English word “ball.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese sports vocabulary uses many English loanwords, so golf can feel surprisingly familiar for foreign learners.
Phrase Breakdown
ボール
booru
[boh-roo]
ball
The golf ball. This katakana word is used in sports and everyday Japanese.
ボールは右に曲がります。
The ball curves to the right.
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