No. 4,896 in Japanese
甲子園
"甲子園" refers to Koshien Stadium, a famous baseball stadium in Japan, and is commonly associated with the national high school baseball tournaments held there.
In a sentence
甲子園で高校野球の試合が行われます。
High school baseball games take place at Koshien.
In this sentence, '甲子園' is used as the location name for the Koshien stadium.
彼は甲子園を目指して毎日練習しています。
He practices every day with the aim of reaching Koshien.
Here, '甲子園' represents the goal or aspiration related to the high school baseball championship held there.
多くのチームが甲子園の伝統を誇りに思っています。
Many teams take pride in the tradition of Koshien.
In this instance, '甲子園' symbolizes the cultural and historical significance of the Koshien tournament and stadium.
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