Word · 単語
玉
Reading たま
ball
- 1 ball, sphere, globe, orb
- 2 bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet
- 3 ball (in sports), pitch (e.g. in baseball) — esp. 球
- 4 pile (of noodles, etc.)
- 5 bullet — esp. 弾
- 6 bulb (i.e. a light bulb) — esp. 球
- 7 lens (of glasses, etc.)
- 8 bead (of an abacus) — esp. 玉, 珠
- 9 ball (i.e. a testicle) — esp. 玉
- 10 gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl — esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧
- 11 female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
- 12 person (when commenting on their nature), character
- 13 item, funds or person used as part of a plot
- 14 egg
- 15 okonomiyaki
- 16 coin — usu. だま
- 17 precious, beautiful, excellent
N3
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
球はわずかにカーブした。
The ball curved slightly.
sense 3 · ball (in sports)
艱難汝を玉にす。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
sense 10 · gem
弾がヘルメットを通った。
A bullet pierced the helmet.
sense 5 · bullet
すべての星は球だ。
Every star is a sphere.
sense 1 · ball
ニッケルは５セント玉です。
A nickel is a five-cent coin.
sense 16 · coin