大玉

おおだま

Meanings

1. Noun large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)

Kanji

• 大 big. Read as おお.
• 玉 ball. Read as たま.

Example sentences

• 「委員長、後は何を運ぶんだっけ？」「得点板と大玉もう一個、綱引きの綱」
  "Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."

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