泥(どろ)団子(だんご)

どろだんご
noun
mud ball; mud dumpling
leisure
1. mud ball; mud dumpling
A ball of mud shaped by hand, a classic form of children's play. Polished versions known as 光(ひか)る泥(どろ)団子(だんご) (shiny mud balls) are made smooth and glossy with care.
泥(どろ)団子(だんご)を作(つく)った。
I made a mud ball.
砂場(すなば)で泥(どろ)団子(だんご)を丸(まる)めて遊(あそ)んだ。
We played in the sandbox rolling mud balls.
何時間(なんじかん)もかけて、つるつるに光(ひか)る泥(どろ)団子(だんご)を仕上(しあ)げた。
Spending hours on it, I finished a mud ball polished to a smooth shine.

A handmade ball of mud, one of the most familiar forms of Japanese children's outdoor play.

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Added 2026.6.30 3:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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