ビー玉(だま)

びーだま
noun
glass marble; marble (toy)
leisure
1. glass marble; small glass ball used as a toy
A small glass ball used as a children's toy, often in games where players flick or roll the marbles. The name likely comes from ビードロ (glass, from Portuguese vidro) plus 玉 (ball/sphere).
ビー玉(だま)で遊(あそ)ぶ。
To play with marbles.
ビー玉(だま)がコロコロと転(ころ)がった。
The marble went rolling along.
昔(むかし)は放課後(ほうかご)に友達(ともだち)とビー玉(だま)をして遊(あそ)んだものだ。
I used to play marbles with friends after school back in the day.

The most common Japanese word for a glass marble as a toy. The name is thought to derive from ビードロ (glass, from Portuguese vidro) + 玉(だま) (sphere/ball).

Common collocations

Related words

  • 玉(たま): ball/sphere (general term)
  • おはじき: flat disc-shaped game piece (similar traditional game)
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Added 2026.6.9 15:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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