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kemari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ke-mari
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Japanese ball game, still played in modern times, in which players cooperate to try to keep a deerskin ball in the air.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蹴鞠(けまり) (kemari), from Chinese 蹴鞠 (cùjú).

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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

cuju

Questions

What does kemari mean?
An ancient Japanese ball game, still played in modern times, in which players cooperate to try to keep a deerskin ball in the air.
Where does kemari come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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