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玉
Hiragana
たま / ぎょく
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
colloquial
Japanese Meaning
ボール / 球体 / そろばんの玉 / レンズ / 弾丸 / 卵、特に鶏の卵 / 宝石、貴重品 / 芸者、売春婦など
Easy Japanese Meaning
まるいもののなまえ。ねだんがたかいいしや、てっぽうのたまなどもいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
球体、圆物(如珠子、镜片、子弹、蛋) / 宝石、珍贵之物 / 女性艺人(如艺伎、娼妓)
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
球、圓球;珠子(如算盤珠)、鏡片、子彈、蛋(尤指雞蛋) / 寶玉、寶石;貴重之物 / 藝妓、娼妓等女性娛樂從業者(委婉稱)
Korean Meaning
공·구슬·알 / 보석·귀물 / 여성 유흥종사자
Vietnamese Meaning
quả cầu; viên (bi, đạn, hạt bàn tính, thấu kính) / trứng (nhất là trứng gà) / ngọc, châu báu; nữ giải trí (geisha), gái mại dâm
Tagalog Meaning
hiyas o mahalagang bato / bola o bilog na bagay / itlog (lalo na ng manok)
Sense(1)
a ball
Sense(2)
a orb
Sense(3)
a sphere
Sense(4)
a bead of an abacus
Sense(5)
lens
Sense(6)
a bullet
Sense(7)
an egg, especially of a chicken
Sense(8)
a gem, jewel
Sense(9)
an object of value
Sense(10)
a female entertainer (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
Sense(11)
(colloquial) Short for 金玉 (kintama): testicles
( romanization )
( hiragana )
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a ball / a orb / a sphere / a bead of an abacus / lens / a bullet / an egg, especially of a chicken / a gem, jewel / an object of value / a female entertainer (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
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玉
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The child was chasing and playing with a red ball in the yard.
The child was chasing and playing with a red ball in the yard.
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子どもが庭で赤い玉を追いかけて遊んでいた。
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