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珠

pearl
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシュ
Kun readingたま
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. pearlRtK
    彼は真珠を探すのをやめた。He stopped looking for the pearl.tatoeba
    彼の立派な演説も豚に真珠に等しかった。His great oration was like pearls before swine.tatoeba
  2. gem
  3. jewel
  1. gem (of a story, essay, etc.)
  2. accomplished work
  3. beautiful piece

Radicals and components

Radical玉jade
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉) · vermillion · drop (丶) · not yet · one (一) · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 274

Compound words

珠玉しゅぎょく
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
珠算しゅざん
calculation on an abacus
真珠しんじゅ
pearl
数珠じゅず
rosary; string of prayer beads
胚珠はいしゅ
ovule
擬宝珠ぎぼし
ornamental railing top
珠に瑕たまにきず
fly in the ointment
珠暖簾たまのれん
curtain made of strung beads
真珠光しんじゅこう
pearl iridescence
真珠質しんじゅしつ
mother-of-pearl
掌中の珠しょうちゅうのたま
apple of one's eye
真円真珠しんえんしんじゅ
cultured pearls
真珠細工しんじゅざいく
pearl work
真珠養殖しんじゅようしょく
pearl culture
豚に真珠ぶたにしんじゅ
casting pearls before swine
曼珠沙華まんじゅしゃげ
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
滄海遺珠そうかいのいしゅ
talented person unbeknownst to the world
真珠養殖場しんじゅようしょくじょう
pearl-oyster beds
真珠湾攻撃しんじゅわんこうげき
Attack on Pearl Harbor
滄海の遺珠そうかいのいしゅ
talented person unbeknownst to the world

Additional Examples

彼が真珠を盗んだのは本当です。
It is true that he stole the pearl.tatoeba
豚の前に真珠を投げ与えるな。
Do not cast pearls before swine.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 珠

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