NichiDict

N3
たま
[tama]
Illustration for 玉

Meanings

1.Noun

ball; sphere; globe; orb

2.Noun

bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet

3.Noun

ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)

4.Noun

pile (of noodles, etc.)

5.Noun

bullet

6.Noun

bulb (i.e. a light bulb)

7.Noun

lens (of glasses, etc.)

8.Noun

bead (of an abacus)

9.Noun

ball (i.e. a testicle)

10.Noun

gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl

11.Noun

female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)

12.Noun

person (when commenting on their nature); character

13.Noun

item, funds or person used as part of a plot

14.NounSuffix

egg

15.NounSuffixCounter

food, cookingokonomiyaki

16.NounSuffix

coin

17.NounSuffix

precious; beautiful; excellent

Other Readings

」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

子供が色とりどりので遊んでいる。

The children are playing with colorful balls.

朝露のが葉の上できらめいている。

Beads of morning dew glimmer on the leaf.

眼鏡のが割れてしまった。

The lens of my glasses broke.