Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N2

737 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: jewel, ball

Kunyomi: たま たま- -だま

Onyomi: ギョク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: たま

Meaning: jade (king)

Strokes: 5

Examples

Examples with audio

座(ぎょくざ)   throne

石混淆(ぎょくせきこんこう)   mixture of wheat and chaff

(たま)   ball, jewel

子(たまご)   egg

葱(たまねぎ)   onion

模様(みずたまもよう)   polka dots

(めだま)   eyeball

鉄砲(てっぽうだま)   bullet

十円(じゅうえんだま)   10 yen coin

Onyomi Examples

ギョク 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 (of the junior player)

ギョクオン the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound

シュギョク jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece

スイギョク emerald, jade

Kunyomi Examples

たま ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent

たまご eggs, egg, spawn, roe, (hen's) egg, (an expert) in the making, beginning, origin, infancy

さいたま Saitama (city, prefecture)

まがたま magatama, comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade