The main body of the kendama is called the ken (剣?). At one end of the ken is a spike - in Japanese kensaki (剣先?). The cross-piece or sarado (さらど?), has two opposing cups on either side; one is smaller than the other. The larger cup is called the ōzara (大皿?, lit. "big cup") and the smaller cup is called the kozara (小皿?, lit. "small cup"). The sorado is usually separate to the ken and tama and held on by the string and friction against the tapering ken. At the bottom of the ken there is a smaller cup, called the base cup or chūzara (中皿?, lit. "center cup").
Around the edge of each cup in a rim wide enough to balance the ball on. Close to the base cup is a small ridge called the slip-stop or slip grip, or in Japanese, suberidome (すべり止め?). Between the slip-stop and the base cup rim there is often a seal or mark showing the brand or model of the kendama.[1]
The ball, called a tama (玉?), features a hole drilled partway through, enabling it to be caught on the spike. The hole or ana, is chamfered allowing the ball to rest neatly on the cup rims and slip stop. The ball is connected to the ken with a length of string measuring 38 to 40 cm.[2]
The main body of the kendama is called the ken (剣?). At one end of the ken is a spike - in Japanese kensaki (剣先?). The cross-piece or sarado (さらど?), has two opposing cups on either side; one is smaller than the other. The larger cup is called the ōzara (大皿?, lit. "big cup") and the smaller cup is called the kozara (小皿?, lit. "small cup"). The sorado is usually separate to the ken and tama and held on by the string and friction against the tapering ken. At the bottom of the ken there is a smaller cup, called the base cup or chūzara (中皿?, lit. "center cup").
Around the edge of each cup in a rim wide enough to balance the ball on. Close to the base cup is a small ridge called the slip-stop or slip grip, or in Japanese, suberidome (すべり止め?). Between the slip-stop and the base cup rim there is often a seal or mark showing the brand or model of the kendama.[1]
The ball, called a tama (玉?), features a hole drilled partway through, enabling it to be caught on the spike. The hole or ana, is chamfered allowing the ball to rest neatly on the cup rims and slip stop. The ball is connected to the ken with a length of string measuring 38 to 40 cm.[2]
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