単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,212 most used

玉

たま2

Pitch accent · 尾高 (odaka)

ball

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

The child threw a round ball.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

ball; sphere; globe; orb

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet

noun

3

ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)

noun

4

pile (of noodles, etc.)

noun

5

bullet

noun

6

bulb (i.e. a light bulb)

noun

7

lens (of glasses, etc.)

noun

8

bead (of an abacus)

noun

9

ball (i.e. a testicle)

noun

10

gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl

noun

11

female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)

noun

12

person (when commenting on their nature); character

noun

13

item, funds or person used as part of a plot

noun

14

egg

noun · suffix

15

okonomiyaki

suffix · counter

16

coin

suffix

17

precious; beautiful; excellent

suffix

SOUNDS THE SAME

魂soul; spirit; mindたま · not in tangoya
偶occasional; infrequent; rareたま · not in tangoya
たまoccasional; infrequent

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,212 most used

Written玉、球、珠、弾

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium