珠

pearl

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシュ

Kun readingたま

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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
gem
jewel

ball
sphere
globe
orb
bead (of sweat, dew, etc.)

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

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

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