Meaning

Primary

Sacrifice Fly

Alternative

Sacrifice Bunt

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A sacrifice hit is one you do in baseball, when you hit the ball in the air, and then the person on third tags up and scores. In baseball, this can either be a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly.

Reading

ぎだ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You've learned the readings for both of these kanji, so you should be able to read this word already!

Context

Context Sentences

犠打にならないか心配です。

I can’t help but worry about the sacrifice fly.

Kanji Composition