玉(たま)入(い)れ

たまいれ
noun
tama-ire; ball-toss game
leisure
1. ball-toss game (at sports festivals)
A team game in which players throw small balls into a tall basket, common at Japanese school sports festivals.
運動会(うんどうかい)で玉(たま)入(い)れをした。
We played the ball-toss game at the sports festival.
玉(たま)入(い)れの玉(たま)をかごに投(な)げ入(い)れる。
You throw the balls into the basket in the ball-toss game.
玉(たま)入(い)れは紅白(こうはく)に分(わ)かれて、かごに入(はい)った玉(たま)の数(かず)を競(きそ)う競技(きょうぎ)だ。
Tama-ire is a contest where teams split into red and white and compete over how many balls land in the basket.

A team game played at school 運動会(うんどうかい) (sports festivals): players toss small balls into a tall basket, and the team with more balls in the basket wins.

Cultural note

  • 玉(たま) (balls) are thrown into a raised かご (basket).
  • Teams are usually split into 紅白(こうはく) (red and white).
  • The balls are counted aloud at the end to decide the winner.

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Related: 体育祭(たいいくさい) (sports festival)
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