玉
ギョク
たま • たま- • -だま
jewel; ball
Words
玉
たま ぎょく
- ball; sphere; globe; orb n
- bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet n
- ball (in sports) n
- pile (of noodles, etc.) n
- bullet n
- bulb (i.e. a light bulb) n
- lens (of glasses, etc.) n
- bead (of an abacus) n
- ball (i.e. a testicle) n sl abbr
- gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl n
- female entertainer (e.g. a geisha) n
- person (when commenting on their nature); character n derog
- item, funds or person used as part of a plot n
- egg n n-suf
- coin n-suf
- precious; beautiful; excellent n-suf
- precious stone (esp. jade) n
- egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping) n food
- stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold n
- position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer) n
- geisha n
- time charge for a geisha n abbr
- king (of the junior player) n shogi abbr
そろばん玉
そろばんだま ソロバンだま
- abacus bead n
女氏無くして玉の輿に乗る
おんなうじなくしてたまのこしにのる
- even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks) exp proverb
逆玉の輿
ぎゃくたまのこし
- man marrying into wealth and power exp n
ラムネ玉
ラムネだま
- glass marble; marble stopper in a bottle of lemon soda n