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N3 Kanji 221: 玉

Meaning:

In Japanese, 玉 means “ball”.


How to read it:

Kunyomiたま
Onyomiぎょく

How to write it:


Origin:

You can see they are circles here.
When you see the ball, it’s a circle too.
So 玉 means “ball”.


Development:


Vocabulary:

LevelWordReadingMeaning
Interたまball
Adv玉ねぎたまねぎonion
Adv目玉めだまhighlight
S_Advお年玉おとしだまnew year's money
Others珠玉しゅぎょくgem
Others玉石ぎょくせきcobblestone
Others肝っ玉きもったまguts
Others金玉きんたまnuts
Others水玉みずたまpolka dot
Others火の玉ひのたまball of fire
Others飴玉あめだまcandy
Others宝玉ほうぎょくjewel
Othersビー玉びーだまmarble
Others玉砂利たまじゃりgravel
Others替え玉かえだまramen refill
Others毛玉けだまpill
Othersパチンコ玉ぱちんこだまpachinko ball
Others玉結びたまむすびthread knot
Others糸玉いとだまthread ball
Others玉突きたまつきchain-reaction
Others剣玉けんだまKendama
Others豚玉ぶたたまpork balls
Others雪玉ゆきだまsnowball
Others玉入れたまいれbeanbag toss
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