なかつぎ

中継ぎ

N5Common wordNoun

Noun, Suru verb

joining•joint

Noun, Suru verb

intermediation•acting as an intermediary

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

relaying•taking over

Noun

middle relief pitcher•middle reliever

Noun

pole-shaped item with a join in the middle

Noun

tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は中継(なかつ)ぎ投手(とうしゅ)だ。

He is a middle relief pitcher.

この竹(たけ)の棒(ぼう)は中継(なかつ)ぎになっている。

This bamboo pole has a joint partway along it.

監督(かんとく)は九回(きゅうかい)に中継(なかつ)ぎを送(おく)り込(こ)んだ。

The manager sent in a relief pitcher for the ninth inning.

今夜(こんや)の試合(しあい)では中継(なかつ)ぎがうまく抑(おさ)えた。

Tonight, the middle reliever pitched well and held the lead.

新(あたら)しい部長(ぶちょう)が決(き)まるまで、彼(かれ)が中継(なかつ)ぎとして仕事(しごと)を引(ひ)き受(う)けた。

Until a new department head was chosen, he took over the job as a stand-in.

in, inside, middle, mean, center

チュウ / なか

inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)

ケイ / つ.ぐ