야구
yagu · TOPIK 1
baseball
⚾ 野球 = field (야) + ball (구): field-ball
From hanja 野 (field, open country) + 球 (ball). Same 구 appears in 축구 (soccer, kick-ball), 농구 (basketball, basket-ball) and 배구 (volleyball), so 구 at the end of a sport name means ball.
yagu · TOPIK 1
baseball
⚾ 野球 = field (야) + ball (구): field-ball
From hanja 野 (field, open country) + 球 (ball). Same 구 appears in 축구 (soccer, kick-ball), 농구 (basketball, basket-ball) and 배구 (volleyball), so 구 at the end of a sport name means ball.