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玉
たま
N3
noun
Meanings
1
ball
2
sphere
3
coin
4
globe
5
bead (of sweat, dew, etc.)
6
drop
7
droplet
8
ball (in sports)
Example sentence
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.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 玉 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
玉
Jewel, Ball
5 strokes
More words with
玉
目玉
めだま ·
eyeball
お年玉
おとしだま ·
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
シャボン玉
シャボンだま ·
soap bubble
玉ねぎ
たまねぎ ·
onion (Allium cepa)
替え玉
かえだま ·
stand-in
ビー玉
ビーだま ·
marble
Full entry on Jisho
埼玉
さいたま ·
Saitama (city, prefecture)
目玉商品
めだましょうひん ·
bargain goods
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