苔玉

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こけ
Jinmeiyō
たま > だま
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
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Etymology

From (koke) +‎ (tama), literally moss ball. The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(こけ)(だま) (kokedama

  1. A plant grown in a ball of soil, covered in moss and held together with strings; kokedama.