Jisho

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Words — 8 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.
Noun
3. ball (in sports)esp. 球
Noun
4. pile (of noodles, etc.)
Noun
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.
Noun
6. bulb (i.e. a light bulb)esp. 球
Noun
7. lens (of glasses, etc.)
Noun
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
Noun
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)
Noun
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.
Noun
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
Other forms
球 【たま】珠 【たま】弾 【たま】
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Noun
1. billiards; pool
Noun
2. serial collisions (of cars)
Other forms
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. Parasenecio farfarifolius var. bulbifer (variety of Indian plantain)Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
球蕗 【たまぶき】タマブキ
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Noun
1. course of a thrown ballBaseball
Noun
2. course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)Sports
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Noun
1. retrieving balls (during a practice session; in tennis, baseball, etc.); acting as ball boy
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2. ball boy; player (in a tennis club, etc.) assigned the role of ball boy
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Kanji — 1 found

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11 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3.
ball, sphere
Kun: たま
On: キュウ
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Sentences — 14 found

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    • あか
    • たま
    • ひと一つ
    • しろ
    • なか
    • まぎれこ紛れ込んでいる
    A red ball is mixed in with the white ones. Tatoeba
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Names — 30 found

たま 【球】
Given name, gender not specified
1. Tama
たまい 【球惟】
Unclassified name
1. Tamai
たまうら 【球浦】
Place
1. Tamaura
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