玉 – Vocabulary details

玉たま

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

Alt. forms

Kanji used

玉

ball

Pitch accent

た

ま

Used in: 2735

Used in vocabulary (98 in total)

火ひの玉たま

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

玉たま藻も

seaweed

玉たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

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Examples (6 in total)

子こ供どもたちが大おおきな雪ゆきの玉たまを転ころがしていた。

The children were rolling a big snowball.

トムの猫ねこが、毛け糸いと玉たまで遊あそんでるよ。

Tom's cat is playing with a ball of yarn.

ガリレオは二ふたつの鉄てつの玉たまを塔とうのてっぺんから落おとした。

Galileo dropped two iron balls from the top of the tower.

ニンジン、玉たまネギ、ジャガイモ、牛ぎゅう肉にく……あと、何なに入いれたい？

Carrots, onions, potatoes, beef... what else do you want to put in?

彼かれの額ひたいには玉たまのような汗あせが浮うかんでいた。

There were beads of sweat on his forehead.

5円玉ごえんだまは黄こう銅どう、10円えん玉たまは青せい銅どうでできている。