インハイ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ĩɰ̃ha̠i]

Noun

インハイ • (inhai) 

1. (baseball) high and inside; a pitch thrown near the top the strike zone, relatively close to the batter
   • 2018 April 24, “Kyūdasha o uchitoru inhai (naikaku takame) seme no pitchingu tōkyū jutsu meritto ya demeritto nado shōkai [Pitching in-hi (inside and high) to heavy hitters as a pitching technique: merits, demerits, and general introduction]”, in Yakyū jōtatsu no sapōto‎^[1], archived from the original on 2020-09-18:

     広(ひろ)島(しま)カープの黄(おう)金(ごん)期(き)を築(きず)いた川(かわ)口(ぐち)和(かず)久(ひさ)投(とう)手(しゅ)は「インハイは俺(おれ)の生(せい)命(めい)線(せん)」と言(い)っています。
     インハイはバッターが打(う)ちに行(い)くときに一(いち)番(ばん)時(じ)間(かん)の無(な)い所(ところ)です。

     Hiroshima Kāpu no ōgonki o kizuita Kawaguchi Kazuhisa tōshu wa “inhai wa ore no seimeisen” to itte-imasu.
     Inhai wa battā ga uchi ni iku toki ni ichiban jikan no nai tokoro desu.

     Hiroshima Carp golden age star pitcher Kawaguchi Kazuhisa says, “Inside high is my lifeline.” High and inside is the placement that gives batters the least time to move.

2. short for インターハイ (“inter-high school sports tournament”).
   • 2021 August 22, “Aomori Yamada, gekiteki dan de inhai 16-nen buri V [Aomori Yamada, inter-high V with a dramatic shot after 16 years]”, in Nikkan Sports‎^[2]:

     [headline] 青(あお)森(もり)山(やま)田(だ)、劇(げき)的(てき)弾(だん)でインハイ16(じゅうろく)年(ねん)ぶりＶ(ブイ)　松(まつ)木(き)主(しゅ)将(しょう)「めちゃくちゃ嬉(うれ)しい」

     Aomori Yamada, gekiteki dan de inhai jūrokunen buri bui Matsuki shushō “mechakucha ureshii”

     Aomori Yamada, with dramatic shot an inter-high school victory after 16 years absence: captain Matsuki “totally overjoyed”