玉
ball; jewel
5 strokes. Taught in grade 1. Newspaper frequency rank 737.
Readings
- たま (kun reading): 玉 (たま) ball; 埼玉 (さいたま) Saitama (city, prefecture)
- ギョク (on reading): 玉座 (ぎょくざ) throne; 玉砕 (ぎょくさい) honorable death
- だま (kun reading)
Components
Kanji containing 玉
Words using 玉
- 玉 (たま) ball
- 埼玉 (さいたま) Saitama (city, prefecture)
- 玉ねぎ (たまねぎ) onion (Allium cepa)
- 埼玉県 (さいたまけん) Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
- 目玉 (めだま) eyeball
- 玉座 (ぎょくざ) throne
- 玉砕 (ぎょくさい) honorable death
- 金玉 (きんぎょく) gold and jewels
- 宝玉 (ほうぎょく) jewel
- 紅玉 (こうぎょく) ruby
- 玉の帯 (ごくのおび) special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
- 倭玉篇 (わごくへん) Wagokuhen (c. 1489 Japanese kanji dictionary)
299 words in all.