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玉

Jewel, Ball
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingギョク
Kun readingたま

Meanings

  1. jewel, Ball
  2. ball
  3. jewelRtK
  1. sphere
  2. globe
  3. orb
  4. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.)

Synonyms

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Radicals and components

Radical玉jade
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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king (王) · ball (玉) · earring · drop (丶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 272

Compound words

ボスには玉石混交のグループとは言われたけれど、俺は玉かな、それとも石なのかな。ぎょく
The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.tatoeba
王手をかけられたほうは、玉を逃げるなどの方法で王手を防がねばなりません。ぎょく
The checked player must find a way for the king to escape and block the check.tatoeba
彼の額に玉のような汗が出ていた。たま
Beads of sweat stood on his forehead.tatoeba
彼の額には玉のような汗が浮かんでいた。たま
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.tatoeba
彼は鉄砲玉のように飛び出した。
He dashed out like a bullet.tatoeba
彼は人を手玉に取ったような扱い方をする。
He leads you by the nose if you let him.tatoeba
彼はシャボン玉をとばした。
He blew soap bubbles.tatoeba
彼の額に玉のような汗が出ていた。
Beads of sweat stood on his forehead.tatoeba

Real voices: how native speakers say it

These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.

なんでも玉子でとじるの禁止
なんでもたまごでとじるのきんしNo more binding everything with egg.
千円以上買うと玉子が安くなる
せんえんいじょうかうとたまごがやすくなるIf you buy over one thousand yen, eggs become cheaper.
鍵穴の眼玉はたちまちなくなり、
かぎあなのめだまはたちまちなくなり、The eyeballs in the keyhole quickly disappeared,

Recordings and sentences: Mozilla Common Voice, CC0

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Ball, jewel. 王 (jade) + a dot — a single gem or bead.Also known as “Ball”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 玉

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step