Onyomi: ギョク · Kunyomi: -だま, たま, たま- · Meanings: ball, jewel
Kanji for ball, jewel
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 玉 | たま | ball, sphere, globe, orb | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 玉 | ぎょく | precious stone (esp. jade) | JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 卵 | たまご | eggs, egg, spawn, roe | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 玉蜀黍 | とうもろこし | corn (Zea mays), maize | common Noun |
| 玉虫色 | たまむしいろ | iridescent colour | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 玉ねぎ | たまねぎ | onion (Allium cepa) | common Noun |
| 玉手箱 | たまてばこ | Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō), Pandora's box | Noun |
| 玉に瑕 | たまにきず | fly in the ointment, small flaw in otherwise perfect object, only trouble, only fault | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| 玉石混交 | ぎょくせきこんこう | mixed bag, mixture of good and bad, jumble of wheat and chaff, mixture of precious gems and common rocks | Noun |
| 珠算 | しゅざん | calculation on an abacus | Noun |