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玉ぎょく

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N1
Pitch accent
ぎょ く
ぎょ く
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    precious stone (esp. jade)
    also formerly read as ごく
    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。
    The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    food, cooking
    egg (esp. as a sushi topping)
    occ. ギョク
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    stock or security being traded;product being bought or sold
  4. 4
    English · JMdict
    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
    English · JMdict
    geisha
  6. 6
    English · JMdict
    time charge for a geisha
    See also: 玉代 (ぎょくだい)
  7. 7
    English · JMdict
    shogi
    king (of the junior player)
    See also: 玉将 (ぎょくしょう)
    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。
    The checked player must find a way for the king to escape and block the check.
Other entries with this writing
たま ball, sphere, globe, orb おく Oku ぎよく Giyoku たま ball, sphere, globe, orb たまさき Tamasaki たまざき Tamazaki ひかる Hikaru
Kanji
玉 ギョク jewel, ball
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ニッケルは５セント玉です。
A nickel is a five-cent coin.
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。
The checked player must find a way for the king to escape and block the check.
Tatoeba
彼の額には玉のような汗が浮かんでいた。
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
Tatoeba
艱難汝を玉にす。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
Tatoeba
こいつがそんな玉じゃないことなんてとうの昔に解っていたからさ。
That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
Tatoeba
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。
The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
Tatoeba

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