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Words — 189 found

たま 玉
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 2 Wanikani level 37 Play audio Show 3 collocations Links
Noun
1. ball; sphere; globe; orb​
Noun
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet​
  • かれ彼の
  • ひたい額
  • には
  • たま玉
  • の
  • ような
  • あせ汗
  • が
  • う浮かんでいた
    • 。
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
Noun
3. ball (in sports)​esp. 球
Noun
4. pile (of noodles, etc.)​
Noun
5. bullet​esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
  • たま弾
  • が
  • かれ彼の
  • ほお頬
  • を
  • 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); pearl​esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧
  • かんなん艱難
  • なんじ汝
  • を
  • たま玉
  • に
  • す
    • 。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
Noun
11. female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)​
Noun
12. person (when commenting on their nature); character​Derogatory
  • こいつ
  • が
  • そんな
  • たま玉
  • じゃない
  • こと
  • なんて
  • とうのむかしとうの昔
  • に
  • わ解っていた
  • から
  • さ
    • 。
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. egg​Only applies to 玉, See also 玉子
Noun, used as a suffix, Counter
15. okonomiyaki​Food, cooking, Only applies to 玉, See also お好み焼き
Noun, used as a suffix
16. coin​usu. だま
  • ニッケル
  • は
    • ５
  • セント
  • たま玉
  • 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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ぎょく 玉
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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玉石混交
  • の
  • グループ
  • とは
  • い言われた
  • けれど
    • 、
  • おれ俺
  • は
  • ぎょく玉
  • かな
    • 、
  • それとも
  • いし石
  • な
  • の
  • かな
    • 。
The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
Noun
2. egg (esp. as a sushi topping)​Food, cooking, occ. ギョク
Noun
3. stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold​
Noun
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 geisha​Abbreviation, See also 玉代
Noun
7. king (of the junior player)​Shogi, Abbreviation, See also 玉将
  • おうて王手
  • を
  • かけられた
  • ほう
  • は
    • 、
  • ぎょく玉
  • を
  • に逃げる
  • など
  • の
  • ほうほう方法
  • で
  • おうて王手
  • を
  • 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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たまご 卵
Common word JLPT N5 Wanikani level 32 Play audio Show 1 collocation Links
Noun
1. eggs; egg; spawn; roe​Only applies to 卵
  • たまご卵
  • を
  • いち一
  • ダース
  • づつ
  • つめ
  • なさい
    • 。
Pack eggs in dozens.
Noun
2. (hen's) egg​oft. 玉子 in cooking
  • たまご卵
  • は
  • かた硬く
  • ゆでて
  • ください
    • 。
Boil the eggs hard.
Noun
3. (an expert) in the making​Only applies to 卵
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • いしゃ医者
  • の
  • たまご卵
  • だ
    • 。
He's a future doctor.
Noun
4. beginning; origin; infancy​Only 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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とうもろこし 玉蜀黍
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Noun
1. corn (Zea mays); maize​Usually written using kana alone
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2. Maize​Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or... Read more
Other forms
トウモロコシ
Notes
玉蜀黍: Rarely-used kanji form.
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たまむしいろ 玉虫色
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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
  • の
  • とうべん答弁
  • は
  • たまむしいろ玉虫色
  • だった
    • 。
The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
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たま 玉ねぎ
Common word Wanikani level 2 Play audio Links
Noun
1. onion (Allium cepa)​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
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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たまてばこ 玉手箱
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Noun
1. Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box​
  • おとひめ乙姫
  • さま様
  • は
    • 浦島太郎
  • に
  • うつく美しい
  • たまてばこ玉手箱
  • を
  • 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. Tamatebako​The 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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たまきず 玉に瑕
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault​Idiomatic expression
Other forms
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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ぎょくせきこんこう 玉石混交
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Noun
1. mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; mixture of precious gems and common rocks​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
玉石混淆 【ぎょくせきこんこう】
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しゅざん 珠算
Wanikani level 49 Play audio Links
Noun
1. calculation on an abacus​
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2. Abacus system​Abacus is a Latin word that has its origins in the Greek ... Read more
Other forms
珠算 【たまざん】、玉算 【たまざん】
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ぎょくろ 玉露
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Noun
1. high-quality green tea​See also 煎茶, See also 番茶
Noun
2. jewel-like dewdrop​orig. meaning
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3. Gyokuro​is a fine and expensive type of shaded green tea from Jap... Read more
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たまごや 卵焼き
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Noun
1. rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)​Food, cooking
Noun
2. fried egg​Food, cooking
Noun
3. frying pan for making rolled eggs​
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4. Tamagoyaki​Tamagoyaki 卵焼き (literally 'grilled egg', also called tama... Read more
Other forms
玉子焼き 【たまごやき】
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ぎょくさい 玉砕
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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 love​Colloquial
Other forms
玉摧 【ぎょくさい】
Notes
玉摧: Rarely-used kanji form.
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ぎょくおん 玉音
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Noun
1. the Emperor's voice​
Noun
2. beautiful voice; beautiful sound​
Other forms
玉音 【ぎょくいん】
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たまつ 玉突き
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Noun
1. billiards; pool​
Noun
2. serial collisions (of cars)​
Other forms
玉撞き 【たまつき】、球撞き 【たまつき】
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たまがわだいがく 玉川大学
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Noun
1. Tamagawa University​Organization name
Place
2. Tamagawa University​
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3. Tamagawa University​Tamagawa University is a Japanese university in Machida, ... Read more
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たまぐし 玉串
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Noun
1. branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)​Shinto
Noun
2. sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)​See also 榊
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3. Tamagushi​is 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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ぎょくへん 玉篇
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Noun
1. Yupian (ancient Chinese dictionary)​Rare term
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2. Yupian​The Yupian is a circa 543 CE Chinese dictionary edited by... Read more
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ぎょくざ 玉座
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Noun
1. throne​
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2. Throne​This article is about royal and ecclesiastical thrones; f... Read more
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たまござけ 卵酒
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Noun
1. hot sake with beaten egg and sugar​
Wikipedia definition
2. Tamagozake​is a drink consisting of heated sake, sugar and a raw egg... Read more
Other forms
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.
玉
jewel, ball
Kun: たま、 たま-、 -だま
On: ギョク
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Sentences — 76 found

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      宝石のように美しく、
    • なめ滑らか
      • な
    • はだ肌
      • 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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