noun
top spinning; playing with a spinning top
Refers to the activity or skill of spinning a top, often as a traditional children's pastime.
正月に子どもたちがコマ回しをして遊んだ。
The children played with spinning tops during the New Year holidays.
彼はコマ回しがとても上手だ。
He is very good at spinning tops.
独楽 is the spinning top itself, while コマ回し is the act of spinning it.
Compound of こま (spinning top) and 回し (spinning, from 回す). The word こま is of uncertain origin, possibly related to 高麗 (Goryeo) or mimetic.