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])
• 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)