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.
Carrots, onions, potatoes, beef... what else do you want to put in?
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
The 5 yen coin is made from brass and the 10 yen coin is made from bronze.