Moto 玉: Jewel; BallKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ギョク
- Kun'yomi
- たま、たま-、-だま
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 393 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ギョク)
- 玉砕ぎょくさいhonourable defeat; honorable defeat
- 玉露ぎょくろhigh-quality green tea
- 玉音ぎょくおんthe Emperor's voice
- 珠玉しゅぎょくjewel; gem
- 金科玉条きんかぎょくじょうgolden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 玉たまball; sphere
- 目玉めだまeyeball
- 替え玉かえだまproxy; ringer
- お年玉おとしだまNew Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
- 玉虫色たまむしいろiridescent colour
- シャボン玉シャボンだまsoap bubble
- ビー玉ビーだまmarble; glass marble
- 善玉ぜんだまgood person
- 埼玉さいたまSaitama (city, prefecture)
- 悪玉あくたまbad character; bad person
- 手玉てだまbeanbags; jackstones
- 水玉みずたまdrop of water
- 火の玉ひのたまfireball; ball of fire
- 玉ねぎたまねぎonion (Allium cepa)
- 玉突きたまつきbilliards; pool
- 白玉しらたまwhite gem (esp. a pearl)
- 目玉商品めだましょうひんbargain goods; loss leader
- 親玉おやだまboss; chief
- あめ玉あめだまcandy
- いり玉子いりたまごscrambled eggs
- お手玉おてだまbeanbag; beanbag juggling game
- お玉おたまladle
- お玉杓子おたまじゃくしladle
- お目玉おめだまscolding; telling-off
- お目玉を食らうおめだまをくらうto get a good scolding
- かき玉かきたまegg soup
- かき玉汁かきたまじるegg soup
- かに玉かにたまChinese dish with fried egg and crab
- かんしゃく玉かんしゃくだまfit of anger; temper
- くす玉くすだまornamental ball-shaped scent bag
- けん玉けんだまkendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
- そうはイカの金玉そうはイカのきんたまyou wish!; that's not going to happen
- それ玉それだまstray bullet
- そろばん玉そろばんだまabacus bead
- だし巻き玉子だしまきたまごrolled Japanese-style omelette
- とんぼ玉とんぼだまglass bead
- やり玉やりだまskilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear
- やり玉にあがるやりだまにあがるto be made an example of; to be made a victim of
- やり玉にあげるやりだまにあげるto make an example of; to make a victim of
- やり玉に上がるやりだまにあがるto be made an example of; to be made a victim of
- やり玉に上げるやりだまにあげるto make an example of; to make a victim of
- やり玉に挙がるやりだまにあがるto be made an example of; to be made a victim of
- やり玉に挙げるやりだまにあげるto make an example of; to make a victim of
- ゆで玉子ゆでたまごboiled egg
- ガラス玉ガラスだまglass sphere; glass bead
- グリグリ目玉グリグリめだまbig and round eyes; googly eyes
- ダ埼玉ダさいたまSaitama Prefecture
- パチンコ玉パチンコだまpachinko ball
Other readings
- 勾玉まがたまcomma-shaped jewels
- 玉蜀黍とうもろこしcorn (Zea mays); maize
- しゃぼん玉シャボンだまsoap bubble
- そうは烏賊の金玉そうはイカのきんたまyou wish!; that's not going to happen
- クス玉くすだまornamental ball-shaped scent bag
- ソロバン玉そろばんだまabacus bead
- トンボ玉とんぼだまglass bead
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