"kemari" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 蹴鞠(けまり) (kemari), from Chinese 蹴鞠 (cùjú). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|蹴鞠|けまり}} 蹴鞠(けまり) (kemari), {{der|en|zh|蹴鞠|tr=cùjú}} Chinese 蹴鞠 (cùjú) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kemari (uncountable)
  1. An ancient Japanese ball game, still played in modern times, in which players cooperate to try to keep a deerskin ball in the air. Wikipedia link: kemari Tags: uncountable Related terms: cuju
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