| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ็ | ใใพ |
Pronunciation: tama
How to Say It Outloud: tah-mah
Usage: Commonly used for balls in sports like baseball.
Example Sentence Japanese:
ๅฝผใฏใใผใ ใฉใณใๆใคใใใซใใผใซใๆใฃใใ
ๅฝผใฏใใผใ ใฉใณใๆใคใใใซใใผใซใๆใฃใใExample Sentence English:He hit the ball to make a home run.
He hit the ball to make a home run.| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ใใผใซ | ใใผใซ |
Pronunciation: bลru
How to Say It Outloud: boh-roo
Usage: General term for ball, often used for balls in sports.
Example Sentence Japanese:ๅญไพใใกใฏๅ
ฌๅใงใใผใซ้ใณใใใฆใใพใใ
ๅญไพใใกใฏๅ
ฌๅใงใใผใซ้ใณใใใฆใใพใใExample Sentence English:The children are playing with a ball in the park.
The children are playing with a ball in the park.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ้ | ใพใ |
Pronunciation: mari
How to Say It Outloud: mah-ree
Usage: Typically refers to traditional Japanese handballs.
Example Sentence Japanese:ใใฎ้ ใฏใจใฆใ็พใใใ
ใใฎ้ ใฏใจใฆใ็พใใใExample Sentence English:That mari ball is very beautiful.
That mari ball is very beautiful.Dictionary
็ใใพCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- ball; sphere; globe; orb
- bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
- ball (in sports)
- pile (of noodles, etc.)
- bullet
- bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
- lens (of glasses, etc.)
- bead (of an abacus)
- ball (i.e. a testicle)
- gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
- female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
- person (when commenting on their nature); character
- item, funds or person used as part of a plot
Noun, used as a suffix
- egg
Counter
- okonomiyaki
- coin
- precious; beautiful; excellent
ใใผใซใใผใซCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- ball
- ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone)
- Ball
่่ธไผใถใจใใใ
Noun- ball; dance
- Ball (dance)
ๆ็ใ ใใ
ใCommon word
Noun- hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
็ไฝใใ
ใใใ
Noun- sphere; globe; orb
- ball
ๆ็ใจใใใ
ใCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
ใใณในใปใใผใใฃใผใใณในใใผใใฃใผ
Noun- dance; ball; dance party
- Dance party
็ใใ
ใCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- sphere; globe; ball; bulb
- ball; sphere
- counter for pitches
็ๆใใ
ใใCommon word
Noun- ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
- billiards
- Ball game
้ ใพใjlpt-n1
Noun- ball (for sport, games, etc.)
- kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
- Ball (mathematics)
็ด็ใกใใฃใใ
ใCommon word
Noun- straight ball (pitch)
- direct (e.g. question); blunt
ใๆกใใใซใใCommon word
Noun- onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
ๅคๅ็ใธใใใใ
ใCommon word
Noun- breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
่ฝ็ใใฃใใ
ใ
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- failing to catch a ball; dropping a ball; flubbing a catch
ๅ็ใปใใ
ใ
Noun- ground ball; grounder
็ ฒไธธใปใใใ
Noun- cannonball
- shot (in the shot put)
ๅคง็ใใใ ใพ
Noun- large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
ๆฏฌ่ปใพใใ
Noun- marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
- Marimo
ไปฎ่ฃ
่่ธไผใใใใถใจใใใ
Noun- fancy dress ball; costume ball; masquerade ball
ๅดใใใใใCommon wordjlpt-n1
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp
Intransitive verb
- to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake
Intransitive verb
- to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful
Intransitive verb
- to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute
Intransitive verb
- to be satisfying
Intransitive verb
- to become frigid; to become intensely cold
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