ひだま

Japanese
Alternative spelling
火玉

Etymology

From 火(ひ) (hi) + 玉(たま) (tama). The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひだま​ [hìdámáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çida̠ma̠]

Noun

ひだま • (hidama) ←ひだま (fidama)?

  1. fireball
    • 若鷲の歌
      燃(も)える元(げん)気(き)な　予(よ)科(か)練(れん)の　腕(うで)はくろがね　心(こころ)は火(ひ)玉(だま)
      moeru genki na yokaren no ude wa kurogane kokoro wa hidama
      (please add an English translation of this example)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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