- 1. [n] ball; sphere; globe; orb
- 2. [n] bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
- 3. [n] ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball) — esp. 球
- 4. [n] pile (of noodles, etc.)
- 5. [n] bullet — esp. 弾
- 6. [n] bulb (i.e. a light bulb) — esp. 球
- 7. [n] lens (of glasses, etc.)
- 8. [n] bead (of an abacus) — esp. 玉, 珠
- 9. [n] ball (i.e. a testicle) — esp. 玉 (sl, abbr)
- 10. [n] gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl — esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧
- 11. [n] female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
- 12. [n] person (when commenting on their nature); character (derog)
- 13. [n] item, funds or person used as part of a plot
- 14. [n, n-suf] egg
- 15. [n-suf, ctr] {food} okonomiyaki
- 16. [n-suf] coin — usu. だま
- 17. [n-suf] precious; beautiful; excellent
Kanji in this word
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玉
jewel, ballOn: ギョク (gyoku)Kun: たま (tama)、 たま- (tama-)、 -だま (-dama)
Example Sentences
彼の額には玉のような汗が浮かんでいた。
kano hitai niha tama noyouna ase ga uka ndeita .
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
弾が彼の頬をかすめた。
dan ga kano hoo wokasumeta .
The bullet grazed his cheek.
艱難汝を玉にす。
kannan nanji wo tama nisu .
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
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。
koitsugasonna tama janaikotonantetouno mukashi ni kaitsu teitakarasa .
That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
ニッケルは５セント玉です。
nikkeru ha 5 sento tama desu .
A nickel is a five-cent coin.