毬
毬: ball
ball; burr (chestnut)
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Readings
On
キュウ
Kunいが・まり
Alone it can be まり (ball) or いが (chestnut burr, as in 毬栗). The on-reading キュウ appears in 毬果.
Key words
毬栗いがぐりchestnut in its burr
手毬てまりtraditional handball
毬藻まりもmarimo algae ball
毬果きゅうかcone (pine)
毬いがchestnut burr
Example sentences
秋の山道で、毬栗がいくつも落ちているのを見つけた。
On an autumn mountain path, I found several chestnut burrs on the ground.
正月に、祖母が手毬の遊び方を教えてくれた。
At New Year's, Grandma taught me how to play with a temari ball.
松の毬果が乾くと、かさが開いて種が飛び出す。
When pine cones dry out, the scales open and the seeds fly out.