Jisho

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Words — 79 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
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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.
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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. 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.
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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.
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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, 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. 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. rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)Food, cooking
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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
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. fence around a shrine
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2. TamagakiA tamagaki is a fence surrounding a Japanese Shinto shrin... Read more
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Noun
1. painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)Usually written using kana alone
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2. Greater Painted-snipeThe Greater Painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis, is a ... Read more
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タマシギ
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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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たまがわきんだいじゅつかん 玉川近代美術館
Noun
1. Tamagawa Modern Art MuseumOrganization name
Organization
2. Tamagawa Modern Art Museum
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Noun
1. slinging (on cranes, etc.)
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玉掛 【たまがけ】玉掛け 【たまかけ】玉掛 【たまかけ】玉かけ 【たまかけ】
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Noun
1. dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkwormsSee also 玉繭
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Noun
1. New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)
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Noun
1. corn (Zea mays)Usually written using kana alone, See also とうもろこし
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2. periwinkle (Littorina brevicula)Usually written using kana alone
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タマキビ
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Noun
1. reverentially offering a branch of the sacred treeShinto
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玉串奉奠 【たまぐしほうでん】
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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 — 40 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 — 766 found

たま 【玉】
Female given name
1. Tama
たま 【玉麻】
Family or surname
1. Tama
たまあき 【玉明】
Given name, gender not specified
1. Tamaaki
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