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玉たま

#3,710
Common
たま
Meaning
    1. ①
      ball; sphere; globe; orb
    2. ②
      bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
      彼かれの額がくには玉たまのような汗あせが浮うかんでいた。
      There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
    3. ③
      ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)
      esp. 球
    4. ④
      pile (of noodles, etc.)
    5. ⑤
      bullet
      esp. 弾
      弾たまが彼かれの頬ほおをかすめた。
      The bullet grazed his cheek.
    6. ⑥
      bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
      esp. 球
    7. ⑦
      lens (of glasses, etc.)
    8. ⑧
      bead (of an abacus)
      esp. 玉, 珠
    9. ⑨
      ball (i.e. a testicle)
      esp. 玉
      See also: 金玉 (きんたま)
    10. ⑩
      gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
      esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧
      艱難汝かんなんなんじを玉たまにす。
      Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
    11. ⑪
      female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
    12. ⑫
      person (when commenting on their nature); character
      こいつがそんな玉たまじゃないことなんてとうの昔むかしに解わかっていたからさ。
      That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
    13. ⑬
      item, funds or person used as part of a plot
    14. ⑭
      egg
      Only applies to 玉
      See also: 卵 (たまご)
    15. ⑮
      food, cooking
      okonomiyaki
      Only applies to 玉
      See also: お好み焼き (おこのみやき)
    16. ⑯
      coin
      usu. だま
      ニッケルは５ごセント玉たまです。
      A nickel is a five-cent coin.
    17. ⑰
      precious; beautiful; excellent
Kanji
鼓 コ drum, beat, rouse 珠 シュ pearl, gem, jewel
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玉ぎょく

#215,515
ぎょく
ぎょく
Meaning
    1. ①
      precious stone (esp. jade)
      also formerly read as ごく
      ボスには玉石混交ぎょくせきこんこうのグループとは言いわれたけれど、俺おれは玉たまかな、それとも石いしなのかな。
      The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
    2. ②
      food, cooking
      egg (esp. as a sushi topping)
      occ. ギョク
    3. ③
      stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold
    4. ④
      position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)
      See also: 建玉 (たてぎょく)
    5. ⑤
      geisha
    6. ⑥
      time charge for a geisha
      See also: 玉代 (ぎょくだい)
    7. ⑦
      shogi
      king (of the junior player)
      See also: 玉将 (ぎょくしょう)
      王手おうてをかけられたほうは、玉たまを逃にげるなどの方法ほうほうで王手おうてを防ふせがねばなりません。
      The checked player must find a way for the king to escape and block the check.
Kanji
玉 ギョク jewel, ball
Forms
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卵たまご

#2,743
Common
たまご
たまご
Meaning
    1. ①
      eggs; egg; spawn; roe
      Only applies to 卵
      卵たまごを一いちダースづつつめなさい。
      Pack eggs in dozens.
    2. ②
      (hen's) egg
      oft. 玉子 in cooking
      卵たまごは硬かたくゆでてください。
      Boil the eggs hard.
    3. ③
      a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...
      Only applies to 卵
      as ...の卵
      彼かれは医者いしゃの卵たまごだ。
      He's a future doctor.
    4. ④
      beginning; origin; infancy
      Only applies to 卵
    1. ①
      EN An egg is the organic vessel containing the zygote in which an animal embryo develops until it can survive on its own, at which point the animal hatches.
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Kanji
卵 ラン egg, ovum, spawn
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