Lexical entry

キャンバス

kyanbasu

Canvas, and in baseball, a base.

Sports & GamesPure GairaigoCompoundSource uncertain

Meaning

Refers to canvas as a material or cloth, and also to a baseball base in the set phrase or domain-specific sense. The baseball meaning is secondary but explicit in the source data.

canvas material
baseball base

Examples

Example Sentences

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ベース

A fundamental part or supporting layer.

ファースト

Coming before all others, or the first base in baseball.

セカンド

A loanword for second, with sports, mechanical, time, and assistant senses.

Evidence and Provenance

Data source: JMdict_english
Revision: JMdict.2026-04-17
Review flags: multiple-category-candidates, localization-needs-review
Active language: English