塊

かたまり · katamari · JLPT N2 · noun

ball

🪨 katamari = kata (hard, solid) + mari (ball): a solid ball of stuff

Same word as the game Katamari Damacy, where you roll up objects into a growing clump. 塊 is 土 (earth) with 鬼 as a sound hint: a lump of earth.

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