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

• “手^▲毬”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026