Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(まり)

ball (for sport, games, etc.), kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

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    • Word Type

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    • 単語の種類

      名詞

    Examples

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      このまん(まる)(まり)はゴムで出来(でき)ています。

      This perfectly round ball is made of rubber. {ball (for sport, games, etc.), kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan}

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      (まり)使(つか)ってサッカーのパス(まわ)しの練習(れんしゅう)をする。

      Practice passing the soccer ball using a ball. {ball (for sport, games, etc.), kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan}

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      日本(にほん)にいた(むかし)貴族(きぞく)たちは(まり)をついて(あそ)んでいたそうです。

      It seems that the nobles of ancient Japan who lived in Japan used to play kemari, a type of football. {ball (for sport, games, etc.), kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan}

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      七五三(しちごさん)(まり)模様(もよう)着物(きもの)()(むすめ)(たま)のように可愛(かわい)いかった。

      The daughter who wore a kimono with a kemari ball pattern at the Shichi-Go-San festival looked as adorable as a gem. {ball (for sport, games, etc.), kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan}

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      その選手(せんしゅ)はウォームアップがてら、(まり)でリフティングの練習(れんしゅう)をしています。

      That player is practicing ball juggling as a part of his warm-up, using a ball. {ball (for sport, games, etc.), kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan}

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