Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(ぎょく)precious stone (esp. jade), egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king

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    1. Noun

      1.

      precious stone (esp. jade)

      also formerly read as ごく
    2. Noun

      2.

      egg (esp. as a sushi topping)

      Food, cooking, occ. ギョク
    3. Noun

      3.

      stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold

    4. Noun

      4.

      position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)

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    5. Noun

      5.

      geisha

    6. Noun

      6.

      time charge for a geisha

      Abbreviation,

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    7. Noun

      7.

      king (of the junior player)

      Abbreviation, Shogi,

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    玉 【ぎょく】

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      将棋(しょうぎ)では、(ぎょく)玉将(ぎょくしょう)のことである。

      In Shogi, the king is referred to as the "Gyoku". {precious stone (esp. jade), egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king}

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      寿司(すし)(だね)としての玉子(たまご)()きは、(ぎょく)とも()ばれます。

      Tamagoyaki as a type of sushi is also called "tama". {precious stone (esp. jade), egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king}

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      翡翠(ひすい)碧玉(へきぎょく)などの硬玉(こうぎょく)軟玉(なんぎょく)は、(そう)じて(ぎょく)()ばれる。

      Hard jade such as jadeite and nephrite, are generally referred to as precious stones. {precious stone (esp. jade), egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king}

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      あの(ぎょく)はとても(うつく)しいから、()うとなると大金(たいきん)必要(ひつよう)(ちが)いない。

      Given how beautiful that gem is, there's no doubt that buying it would require a large amount of money. {precious stone (esp. jade), egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king}

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      稀少(きしょう)(ぎょく)()()えに、(わたし)はお(みせ)から()(まん)(えん)現金(げんきん)をもらいました。

      In exchange for a rare gem, I received 50,000 yen in cash from the store. {precious stone (esp. jade), egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king}

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