Japanese symbol for “slugging”

長打

ちょうだ

Romaji: chouda

long hit; slugging; extra-base hit

In Japanese, slugging is 長打, read ちょうだ (chouda).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs long hit; slugging; extra-base hit (baseb)

Kanji and stroke order

長

long, leader, superior

on: チョウ
kun: なが.い、おさ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

打

strike, hit, knock

on: ダ、ダース
kun: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
成長	せいちょう seichou	growth; development; growing up
社長	しゃちょう shachou	company president; manager; director
会長	かいちょう kaichou	president (of a society); chairman
長い	ながい nagai	long (distance, length)
身長	しんちょう shinchou	height (of a person); stature
市長	しちょう shichou	mayor
打つ	うつ utsu	to hit; to strike; to knock
打撃	だげき dageki	blow; shock; strike

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.