pill; lint ball; furball; hairball
Refers to small balls of fiber or hair that form on fabric (pilling) or shed from pets. The medical term trichobezoar is a rare technical use.
My sweater has gotten pills on it.
I cleaned up the hairball the cat threw up.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still used.
Compound of 毛 (ke, 'hair, fur') and 玉 (tama, 'ball'). The reading けだま is a straightforward combination.