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    3. 硬式

    硬式

    硬こう式しき

    hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)

    KMT8News #24+1Noun, ParticleSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    こうしき

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは硬こう式しきテニスをしています。

    He plays hardball tennis.

    KMT6Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life
    硬こう式しき野や球きゅうのボールは非ひ常じょうに硬かたい。

    Hardball baseballs are very hard.

    KMT8Sports & Martial Arts
    日に本ほんでは、硬こう式しき野や球きゅうは非ひ常じょうに人にん気きのあるスポーツです。

    In Japan, hardball baseball is a very popular sport.

    KMT8Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions
    彼かの女じょは硬こう式しきテニスで全ぜん国こく大たい会かいに出しゅつ場じょうしました。

    She participated in the national tournament for hardball tennis.

    KMT8Sports & Martial Arts
    硬こう式しき球きゅうの衝しょう撃げきに耐たえるため、選せん手しゅたちは特とく別べつな訓くん練れんを積つんでいる。

    To withstand the impact of hardballs, athletes undergo special training.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts

    Kanji that make up this word

    硬
    かた.い…(1)
    stiff・hard
    式
    style・ceremony・rite・function・method…(3)
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