Vocab Info
N5 Noun, Noun suffix, Counter
玉ball, sphere, globe, orb, serving, pile (of noodles, etc.)
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun - 1. - ball, sphere, globe, orb 
- 2. - bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet 
- 3. - ball (in sports) esp. 球
- 4. - pile (of noodles, etc.) 
- 5. - bullet esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
- 6. - bulb (i.e. a light bulb) esp. 球
- 7. - lens (of glasses, etc.) 
- 8. - bead (of an abacus) esp. 玉, 珠
- 9. 
- 10. - gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧
- 11. - female entertainer (e.g. a geisha) 
- 12. 
- 13. - item, funds or person used as part of a plot 
 
- Noun, Noun suffix - 14. - egg Only applies to 玉,- See Also: 
 
- Noun suffix, Counter - 15. - okonomiyaki 
 
- Noun suffix - 16. - coin usu. だま
- 17. - precious, beautiful, excellent 
 
All Forms
玉 【たま】、球 【たま】、珠 【たま】、弾 【たま】
Details
- た 
- ま 
 
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Examples
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- この玉は赤色です。 - This ball is red. - N5
 
- 何色の玉が欲しいの? - What color ball do you want? - N5
 
- 僕は食いしん坊なので、お昼にうどんを二玉も食べた。 - I love eating, so I ate two servings of udon for lunch. - N5
 
- 従業員の人にパチンコの玉を30個もらいました。 - I was given 30 pachinko balls by an employee. - N5
 
- 玉には宝石という意味もあると聞いたことがある。 - I have heard that the character 玉 also means jewelry. - N4
 
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