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Meaning of 玉 in Japanese
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玉, 球, 珠, 弾JLPT 3
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Kana Readingたま
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Romajitama
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- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- ball; sphere; globe; orb
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- bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
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- ball (in sports)
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- pile (of noodles, etc.)
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- bullet
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- bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
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- lens (of glasses, etc.)
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- bead (of an abacus)
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- ball (i.e. a testicle)
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- gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
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- female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
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- person (when commenting on their nature); character
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- item, funds or person used as part of a plot
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- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
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- egg
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- noun, used as a suffix
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- coin
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- precious; beautiful; excellent
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Examples of 玉, 球, 珠, 弾, たま in a sentence
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王手をかけられたほうは、玉を逃げるなどの方法で王手を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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You throw a good ball nowadays, Keiichi.
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自爆テロ犯はベナジル・ブット元首相に向けて発砲したが、弾はそれた。
The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.
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The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'.
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シャラポアのショットはとても早いのですが・・・早い球というのはその分早くボールが返ってくるんです。
Sharapova's shots are very fast but...a fast ball means that it will come back that much faster.
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こいつがそんな玉じゃないことなんてとうの昔に解っていたからさ。
That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
Related Kanji
12 strokes
bullet, twang, flip, snap
On'Yomi: ダン, タン
Kun'Yomi: ひ.く, -ひ.き, はず.む, たま, はじ.く, はじ.ける, ただ.す, はじ.きゆみ