Word Meaning けん玉

けんだま kendama

けん玉 is read as けんだま (kendama) and means kendama.

Meaning

English

  1. kendama
  2. Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)

Reading

Kana

けんだま

Romaji

kendama

Writing Variants

  • 剣玉 けんだま kendama
  • 拳玉 けんだま kendama

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 102387 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目玉

めだま

eyeball

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

お年玉

おとしだま

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

悪玉

あくたま

bad character

水玉

みずたま

drop of water

替え玉

かえだま

second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)

手玉

てだま

beanbags

火の玉

ひのたま

fireball

親玉

おやだま

boss

白玉

しらたま

rice flour dumpling

ビー玉

びーだま

marble