珠
pearl; gem; jewel
10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1711.
Readings
- シュ (on reading): 真珠 (しんじゅ) pearl; 真珠湾攻撃 (しんじゅわんこうげき) Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
- たま (kun reading): 珠暖簾 (たまのれん) curtain made of strung beads; 掌中の珠 (しょうちゅうのたま) apple of one's eye
- Read as a whole word: 擬宝珠 (ぎぼし) ornamental railing top; 雲珠 (うず) crupper ornament
Components
- 王
- 朱
- ノ radical slash, katakana no
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- 二 radical two
- 木 radical tree
- 牛 radical cow
- 王 radical king; jewel, left-side form of 玉
Words using 珠
- 真珠 (しんじゅ) pearl
- 真珠湾攻撃 (しんじゅわんこうげき) Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
- 豚に真珠 (ぶたにしんじゅ) casting pearls before swine
- 胚珠 (はいしゅ) ovule
- 宝珠 (ほうじゅ) precious orb
- 擬宝珠 (ぎぼし) ornamental railing top
- 雲珠 (うず) crupper ornament
- 珠暖簾 (たまのれん) curtain made of strung beads
- 掌中の珠 (しょうちゅうのたま) apple of one's eye
- 数珠 (じゅず) rosary
58 words in all.