Kanji
玉
kanji character
jewel
ball
玉 kanji-玉 jewel, ball
玉
Meaning
jewel and ball
Readings
Kun'yomi
- たま ご eggs
- たま ねぎ onion (Allium cepa)
- たま ざん calculation on an abacus
- め だま eyeball
- おとし だま New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
- め だま しょうひん bargain goods
On'yomi
- ぎょく さい honorable death
- しゅ ぎょく jewel
- ぎょく ろ high-quality green tea
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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玉 precious stone (esp. jade), egg (esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded... -
玉 子 eggs, egg, spawn... -
玉 蜀 黍 corn (Zea mays), maize -
目 玉 eyeball, special feature, centerpiece... -
玉 ねぎonion (Allium cepa) -
玉 葱 onion (Allium cepa) -
玉 ネ ギonion (Allium cepa) - お
年 玉 New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors) -
御 年 玉 New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors) -
替 玉 stand-in, proxy, substitute... -
玉 算 calculation on an abacus - ビー
玉 marble, glass marble -
埼 玉 Saitama (city, prefecture) -
玉 虫 色 iridescent colour, equivocal (reply, statement... -
替 え玉 stand-in, proxy, substitute... -
目 玉 商 品 bargain goods, loss leader, eye-catching goods... -
悪 玉 bad character, bad person, villain... -
善 玉 good person, good guy, character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints) - シ ャ ボ ン
玉 soap bubble - しゃぼん
玉 soap bubble -
玉 砕 honorable death, death without surrender, honorable defeat... -
玉 摧 honorable death, death without surrender, honorable defeat... -
珠 玉 jewel, gem, gem (of a story... -
水 玉 drop of water, polka dots -
玉 つきbilliards, pool, serial collisions (of cars) -
玉 突 billiards, pool, serial collisions (of cars) -
玉 露 high-quality green tea, jewel-like dewdrop -
玉 音 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound -
手 玉 beanbags, jackstones, cueball -
玉 突 きbilliards, pool, serial collisions (of cars)