手球

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Chinese

hand; convenient; ‑er ball; sphere
simp. and trad.
(手球) 		手 球
anagram 球手

Pronunciation 1

Noun

手球

  1. handball (team sport)
  2. handball (the offence of touching the ball with hands)

Pronunciation 2

Noun

手球

  1. (Eastern Min, dated) volleyball
Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手 球
て
Grade: 1 		たま > だま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 球 (tama, “ball”).

Noun

手(て)球(だま) • (tedama) 

  1. (billiards, snooker) a cue ball
    • 1990 March 17, Maekawa, Takeshi, “第(だい)120話(わ)　氷(ひょう)解(かい)⑤ [Chapter 120: Tiebreaker ⑤]”, in ブレイクショット [Break Shot], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 44:
      手(て)球(だま)が⑨(ナイン)ボールを直(ちょく)撃(げき)———‼⑨(ナイン)ボールはコーナーポケットへ一(いっ)直(ちょく)線(せん)———‼
      Tedama ga nain bōru o chokugeki———‼ Nain bōru wa kōnā poketto e itchokusen———‼
      The cue ball hits the ⑨ ball directly———‼ The ⑨ ball’s going straight to the corner pocket———‼

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