安打

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 安打 (あんだ) combines safe 安 and hit 打 as the baseball term for a base hit.
• Basic usage: It records a batter reaching base through a hit and can be counted over an inning or game.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A hit is not automatically a run
  • 安打を打つ records the successful hit; whether it produces a run depends on the rest of the play.