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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.
運動会で玉入れをした。
We played the ball-toss game at the sports festival.
玉入れの玉をかごに投げ入れる。
You throw the balls into the basket in the ball-toss game.
玉入れは紅白に分かれて、かごに入った玉の数を競う競技だ。
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 (sports festivals): players toss small balls into a tall basket, and the team with more balls in the basket wins.
HOW IT WORKS:
- 玉 (balls) are thrown into a raised かご (basket).
- Teams are usually split into 紅白 (red and white).
- The balls are counted aloud at the end to decide the winner.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 玉入れをする: to play the ball-toss game
- 玉をかごに入れる: to get balls into the basket