本塁

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 本塁 and read ほんるい, it is home plate, where a batter begins and a runner returns to score in baseball.
• Basic usage: It is reached for a run and serves as the point in front of the catcher.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Home rather than any base
  • It is the final scoring base, distinct from first, second, and third.