kemari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ancient Japanese ball game, still played in modern times, in which players cooperate to try to keep a deerskin ball in the air.

Word forms

kemari

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蹴鞠(けまり) (kemari), from Chinese 蹴鞠 (cùjú).

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