玉 | Kanji meaning

玉

N21

Strokes

Radical

王

Rank

737

意jewel; ball

訓たま、たま-、-だま

音ギョク

名おう、だん

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-だま

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【めだま】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

eyeball
special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcardabbreviationsee also
special program; loss leaderabbreviationsee also
sunny-side up fried eggabbreviationsee also

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え【かえだま】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

stand-in; proxy; substitute; double; ringer
second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)

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【かえだま】

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お 【おとしだま】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)see also

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【おとしだま】

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【あくだま】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

bad character; bad person; villain; baddie

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【あくたま】

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たま

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【たまご】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

eggs; egg; spawn; roeonly applies to 卵
(hen's) egg玉子 oft. used in cooking
(an expert) in the makingonly applies to 卵
beginning; origin; infancyonly applies to 卵

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【たまご】

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【たま】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

ball; sphere; globe; orb
bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
ball (in sports)esp. 球
pile (of noodles, etc.)
bulletesp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
bulb (i.e. a light bulb)esp. 球
lens (of glasses, etc.)
bead (of an abacus)esp. 玉, 珠
ball (i.e. a testicle)slangabbreviationesp. 玉see also
gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearlesp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧
female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
person (when commenting on their nature); characterderogatory
item, funds or person used as part of a plot

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix

eggonly applies to 玉see also

noun, used as a suffix; counter

okonomiyakionly applies to 玉food, cookingsee also

noun, used as a suffix

coinusu. だま
precious; beautiful; excellent

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【たま】
【たま】
【たま】

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【たまむしいろ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

iridescent colour

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague

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【あくだま】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

bad character; bad person; villain; baddie

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【あくたま】

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ギョク

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【しゅぎょく】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

jewel; gem

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful pieceusu. as 珠玉の〜

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【ぎょくさい】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender
trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's loveonly applies to 玉砕colloquialism

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【ぎょくさい】

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【きんかぎょくじょう】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)yojijukugosee also

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【ぎょくろ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

high-quality green teasee also and
jewel-like dewdroporig. meaning

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玉

玉

目玉【めだま】

替え玉【かえだま】

お年玉【おとしだま】

悪玉【あくだま】

卵【たまご】

玉【たま】

玉虫色【たまむしいろ】

悪玉【あくだま】

珠玉【しゅぎょく】

玉砕【ぎょくさい】

金科玉条【きんかぎょくじょう】

玉露【ぎょくろ】

【めだま】

え【かえだま】

お【おとしだま】

【あくだま】

【たまご】

【たま】

【たまむしいろ】

【あくだま】

【しゅぎょく】

【ぎょくさい】

【きんかぎょくじょう】

【ぎょくろ】