手てまり

noun

traditional Japanese handball; temari ball

Refers both to the game and the decorative thread ball used in it. Often associated with children's play and traditional crafts.

• 祖そ母ぼが作つくった手てまりは、色いろとりどりの糸いとで美うつくしく飾かざられている。

  The temari ball my grandmother made is beautifully decorated with colorful threads.

• 昔むかしの子こどもたちは、手てまりをついて遊あそんだ。

  Children in the old days played by bouncing a temari ball.