しんじゅ
Meanings
Noun
1. 貝類の体内に入り込んだ砂粒などからできる光沢のある球。美しいものは宝石として服飾などに用いられる。
Pitch accent
んじゅ
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
pearl gray; pearl grey
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
casting pearls before swine
mother-of-pearl
pearly lustre; pearly luster; iridescence
imitation pearl; fake pearl
mother-of-pearl
cultured pearls
artificial pearls
pearl fishing; pearl diver
artificial pearls
cholesteatoma; pearl tumor; pearl tumour
pearl wedding (anniversary)
pearl disease
Examples (13 in total)
This is a pearl necklace.
The harvest of pearls was small.
Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.