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塁 means 'base (in baseball)'
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On ライ スイ
Kun とりで bases, fort, rampart, walls, base(ball)
Name る
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 塁 is used 5 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 塁 is used 38 times, read 2 ways.
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fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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