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    3. シンカー

    シンカー

    シンカー

    sinker

    KMT9Study L1NounSports & Martial ArtsKana Vocab8 strokes

    シンカー

    Noun

    1.
    sinker
    baseball

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    彼かれはシンカーを投なげた。

    He threw a sinker.

    KMT6Sports & Martial Arts
    そのピッチャーのシンカーは、打だ者しゃのバットの芯しんを外はずさせた。

    That pitcher's sinker made the batter miss the sweet spot of the bat.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かれはシンカーを武ぶ器きに、多おおくのゴロを打うたせてピンチを切きり抜ぬけてきた。

    Using his sinker as a weapon, he has gotten out of many jams by inducing ground balls.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かれのシンカーは、ホームプレートの手て前まえで急きゅう激げきに落おちるのが特とく徴ちょうだ。

    His sinker is characterized by its sharp drop just before home plate.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    監かん督とくは、相あい手て打だ線せんの右みぎ打だ者しゃ対たい策さくとして、シンカーを多た投とうするよう指し示じした。

    The manager instructed the pitcher to throw many sinkers as a countermeasure against the opposing lineup's right-handed batters.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts

    Kana that make up this word

    シ
    shi
    ン
    n
    カ
    ka
    ー
    long vowel
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