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

kendama
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 102545 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目玉

めだま

eyeball

玉

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

シャボン玉

しゃぼんだま

soap bubble

Example Sentences

休み時間に、友達とけん玉で遊んだ。

During my break, I played kendama with my friend.