Word Meaning お手玉

おてだま otedama

お手玉 is read as おてだま (otedama) and means bobbling the ball.

Meaning

English

bobbling the ball
beanbag
beanbag juggling game

Reading

Kana

おてだま

Romaji

otedama

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 49767 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手玉

てだま

beanbags

手底の玉

たなそこのたま

apple of one's eye

手玉に取る

てだまにとる

to lead (someone) by the nose

玉手箱

たまてばこ

one's closely guarded treasure

お年玉

おとしだま

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

お目玉

おめだま

scolding

お玉

おたま

(hen's) egg

お目玉を食らう

おめだまをくらう

to get a good scolding

お玉じゃくし

おたまじゃくし

ladle

目玉

めだま

eyeball

玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

悪玉

あくたま

bad character

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お手玉子 Otedamako