| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 球 | たま |
Pronunciation: tama
How to Say It Outloud: tah-mah
Usage: Commonly used for balls in sports or spheres.
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼はサッカーボールを蹴った。
彼はサッカーボールを蹴った。Example Sentence English:He kicked the soccer ball.
He kicked the soccer ball.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 玉 | たま |
Pronunciation: tama
How to Say It Outloud: tah-mah
Usage: Used for spherical objects, also can refer to gems or bullets.
Example Sentence Japanese:この玉はとても高価です。
この玉はとても高価です。Example Sentence English:This gem is very expensive.
This gem is very expensive.| Katakana |
|---|
| ボール |
Pronunciation: booru
How to Say It Outloud: boh-roo
Usage: Borrowed word from English, used for sports balls.
Example Sentence Japanese:テニスボールを買いました。
テニスボールを買いました。Example Sentence English:I bought a tennis ball.
I bought a tennis ball.Pronunciation: kintama
How to Say It Outloud: keen-tah-mah
Usage: Slang for testicles.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼はきんたまを蹴られた。
彼はきんたまを蹴られた。Example Sentence English:He got kicked in the balls.
He got kicked in the balls.Dictionary
睾丸こうがん
Noun- testicle; testicles; testes
タマキンタマキン
Noun- balls; testicles
たまたまたまたま
Noun- testicles; balls
金玉きんたま
Noun- testicles; balls; nuts
ノックノックCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- knock; knocking
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
- Knock
四球しきゅうCommon word
Noun- base on balls; walk; pass
- Base on balls
四死球ししきゅうCommon word
Noun- bases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen
ボール遊びボールあそび
Noun- playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
陰嚢無しふぐりなし
Noun- lacking balls; femininity
- guy who lacks balls; cowardly man
球拾いたまひろい
Noun- retrieving balls (during a practice session; in tennis, baseball, etc.); acting as ball boy
- ball boy; player (in a tennis club, etc.) assigned the role of ball boy
摘入つみれ
Noun- fish balls; fish dumplings
跪座きざ
NounSuru verb
- kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels
浮き足うきあし
Noun- standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step
- being unsettled; being restless; being ready to flee
- high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
フォアボールフォアボールCommon word
Noun- base on balls; walk; pass
ごま団子ごまだんご
Noun- goma dango; sesame balls
軟式テニスなんしきテニス
Noun- soft tennis (variant of tennis played with a soft rubber ball)
カウントカウントCommon word
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- count; counting
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- count of balls and strikes
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- count (after a knock-down)
- count (of radioactivity)
ボールカウントボールカウント
Noun- count of balls and strikes
- Count (baseball)
球きゅうCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- sphere; globe; ball; bulb
- ball; sphere
- counter for pitches
玉入れたまいれ
Noun- tama-ire; game in which two teams throw as many balls as possible into a basket atop a high pole (usu. played at school sports festivals)
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