漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

10Elementary year 15 strokesRadical
On
ギョク
Kun
たま
Meaning
ball, jewel

Origin

ORIGIN

Beads strung on a cord; a dot sets it apart from 王 (king).

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ギョク玉座・玉石・宝玉
たま玉・目玉

Compare: 球・弾

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • たま

    ball

  • 目玉めだま

    eyeball

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

あかい 玉です。

It is a red ball.

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