たま
Meanings
Noun
1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
3. ball (in sports)
esp. 球
4. pile (of noodles, etc.)
5. bullet
esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
6. bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
esp. 球
7. lens (of glasses, etc.)
8. bead (of an abacus)
esp. 玉,珠
9. ball (i.e. a testicle)
esp. 玉
10. gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧
11. female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
12. person (when commenting on their nature); character
13. item, funds or person used as part of a plot
Noun
Suffix
14. egg
Suffix
15. coin
usu. だま
16. precious; beautiful; excellent
Kanji used
ball
Pitch accent
Top 2600
Used in vocabulary (98 in total)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
onion (Allium cepa)
Examples (6 in total)
The children were rolling a big snowball.
Tom's cat is playing with a ball of yarn.
Galileo dropped two iron balls from the top of the tower.