Jisho

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Words — 189 found

Noun
1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
Noun
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
  • かれ彼の
  • ひたい
  • には
  • たま
  • ような
  • あせ
  • 浮かんでいた
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
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3. ball (in sports)esp. 球
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4. pile (of noodles, etc.)
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5. bulletesp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
  • たま
  • かれ彼の
  • ほお
  • かすめた
The bullet grazed his cheek.
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6. bulb (i.e. a light bulb)esp. 球
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7. lens (of glasses, etc.)
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8. bead (of an abacus)esp. 玉, 珠
Noun
9. ball (i.e. a testicle)Slang, Abbreviation, See also 金玉 きんたま, esp. 玉
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10. gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearlesp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧
  • かんなん艱難
  • なんじ
  • たま
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
Noun
11. female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
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12. person (when commenting on their nature); characterDerogatory
  • こいつ
  • そんな
  • たま
  • じゃない
  • こと
  • なんて
  • とうのむかしとうの昔
  • 解っていた
  • から
That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
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13. item, funds or person used as part of a plot
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
14. eggOnly applies to 玉, See also 玉子
Noun, used as a suffix, Counter
15. okonomiyakiFood, cooking, Only applies to 玉, See also お好み焼き
Noun, used as a suffix
16. coinusu. だま
  • ニッケル
  • セント
  • たま
  • です
A nickel is a five-cent coin.
Noun, used as a suffix
17. precious; beautiful; excellent
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球 【たま】珠 【たま】弾 【たま】
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Noun
1. precious stone (esp. jade)also formerly read as ごく
  • ボス
  • には
  • ぎょくせきこんこう石混交
  • グループ
  • とは
  • 言われた
  • けれど
  • おれ
  • ぎょく
  • かな
  • それとも
  • いし
  • かな
The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
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2. egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)Food, cooking, occ. ギョク
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3. stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold
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4. position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)See also 建玉
Noun
5. geisha
Noun
6. time charge for a geishaAbbreviation, See also 玉代
Noun
7. king (of the junior player)Shogi, Abbreviation, See also 玉将
  • おうて王手
  • かけられた
  • ほう
  • ぎょく
  • 逃げる
  • など
  • ほうほう方法
  • おうて王手
  • ふせ防が
  • ねばなりません
The checked player must find a way for the king to escape and block the check.
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Noun
1. eggs; egg; spawn; roeOnly applies to 卵
  • たまご
  • いち
  • ダース
  • づつ
  • つめ
  • なさい
Pack eggs in dozens.
Noun
2. (hen's) eggoft. 玉子 in cooking
  • たまご
  • かた硬く
  • ゆでて
  • ください
Boil the eggs hard.
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3. (an expert) in the makingOnly applies to 卵
  • かれ
  • いしゃ医者
  • たまご
He's a future doctor.
Noun
4. beginning; origin; infancyOnly applies to 卵
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5. Egg (biology)In zoology, an egg is an organic vessel in which an embry... Read more
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玉子 【たまご】
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Noun
1. corn (Zea mays); maizeUsually written using kana alone
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2. MaizeMaize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or... Read more
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トウモロコシ
Notes
玉蜀黍: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. iridescent colour
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
2. equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
  • しゅしょう首相
  • とうべん答弁
  • たまむしいろ玉虫色
  • だった
The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
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Noun
1. onion (Allium cepa)Usually written using kana alone
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玉葱 【たまねぎ】玉ネギ 【たまねぎ】葱頭 【たまねぎ】タマネギ
Notes
葱頭: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box
  • おとひめ乙姫
  • さま
  • 浦島太郎
  • うつく美しい
  • たまてばこ玉手箱
  • くれました
Lady Otohime gave Urashima Taro a beautiful Tamate-box.
Noun
2. one's closely guarded treasure
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3. TamatebakoThe Tamatebako is an Origami model featured in a Japanese... Read more
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たまて箱 【たまてばこ】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only faultIdiomatic expression
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玉にきず 【たまにきず】珠に瑕 【たまにきず】玉に疵 【たまにきず】珠に疵 【たまにきず】珠にきず 【たまにきず】玉にキズ 【たまにキズ】
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Noun
1. mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; mixture of precious gems and common rocksYojijukugo (four character compound)
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玉石混淆 【ぎょくせきこんこう】
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Noun
1. calculation on an abacus
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2. Abacus systemAbacus is a Latin word that has its origins in the Greek ... Read more
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珠算 【たまざん】玉算 【たまざん】
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Noun
1. high-quality green teaSee also 煎茶, See also 番茶
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2. jewel-like dewdroporig. meaning
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3. Gyokurois a fine and expensive type of shaded green tea from Jap... Read more
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Noun
1. rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)Food, cooking
Noun
2. fried eggFood, cooking
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3. frying pan for making rolled eggs
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4. TamagoyakiTamagoyaki 卵焼き (literally 'grilled egg', also called tama... Read more
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玉子焼き 【たまごやき】たまご焼き 【たまごやき】卵焼 【たまごやき】玉子焼 【たまごやき】
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's loveColloquial
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玉摧 【ぎょくさい】
Notes
玉摧: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. the Emperor's voice
Noun
2. beautiful voice; beautiful sound
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玉音 【ぎょくいん】
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Noun
1. billiards; pool
Noun
2. serial collisions (of cars)
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球撞き 【たまつき】玉つき 【たまつき】玉突 【たまつき】
Notes
玉突: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun
1. Tamagawa UniversityOrganization name
Place
2. Tamagawa University
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3. Tamagawa UniversityTamagawa University is a Japanese university in Machida, ... Read more
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Noun
1. branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)Shinto
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2. sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)See also
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3. Tamagushiis a form of Shinto offering made from a sakaki-tree bran... Read more
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玉籤 【たまぐし】玉ぐし 【たまぐし】玉串 【たまくし】玉籤 【たまくし】
Notes
たまくし: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. たまくし: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Noun
1. Yupian (ancient Chinese dictionary)Rare term
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2. YupianThe Yupian is a circa 543 CE Chinese dictionary edited by... Read more
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Noun
1. throne
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2. ThroneThis article is about royal and ecclesiastical thrones; f... Read more
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Noun
1. hot sake with beaten egg and sugar
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2. Tamagozakeis a drink consisting of heated sake, sugar and a raw egg... Read more
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たまご酒 【たまござけ】玉子酒 【たまござけ】
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Kanji — 1 found

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5 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
jewel, ball
Kun: たま たま- -だま
On: ギョク
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Sentences — 74 found

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      宝石のように美しく、
    • なめ滑らか
    • はだ
    • のことを
    • たまはだ玉肌
    • と言う。
    Beautiful and smooth skin like a jewel is called tama-hada (jewel skin). Jreibun
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Names — 883 found

おく 【玉】
Family or surname
1. Oku
ぎよく 【玉】
Family or surname
1. Giyoku
たま 【玉】
Female given name
1. Tama
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