01
一塁
いちるい
first base
Meanings
- bases
- fort
- rampart
- walls
- base(ball)
Readings
Onyomi
- ルイ
- ライ
- スイ
Kunyomi
- とりで
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Useful words
02
二塁
にるい
second base
03
三塁
さんるい
third base
04
本塁
ほんるい
home plate
05
満塁
まんるい
bases loaded
06
盗塁
とうるい
stolen base
Compare Kanji
01城Meaning86%castle城 gives a castle, sharpening the fort side of 塁.02壁Meaning82%wall, lining (stomach)壁 makes the defensive wall image of 塁 easy to picture.03砦Meaning80%entrenchments, fort砦 is another fort word, a strong meaning neighbor for 塁.04基Meaning76%fundamentals, radical (chem)基 links to the base meaning of 塁, especially in baseball.05土Component74%soil, earth土 anchors the earth bottom that supports the rampart feel of 塁.06場Meaning62%location, place場 gives the ground where the baseball base sense of 塁 appears.