手毬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手 毬
て
Grade: 1 		まり
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 手 (te, “a hand”) + 毬 (mari, “a ball”).

Noun

手(て)毬(まり) • (temari) 

  1. a type of Japanese woven ball.
  2. a traditional Japanese game, usually by girls, involving this woven ball.

Derived terms

  • 手毬花(てまりばな) (temaribana)

Descendants

  • → Ainu: テマリ, テンマリ
  • → English: temari

References

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