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珠 — 10 strokes / Radical「王」

道
準2High school level / 10 strokes / Radical「王」
On
シュしゅ · shu
Kun
たまtama
Meaning
pearl; gem

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

王 "jewel" with 朱 "red": a beautiful gem with a reddish glow — a pearl.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシュしゅshu珠玉しゅぎょく珠算たまざん真珠しんじゅ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 真珠しんじゅ

    a pearl

  • 珠玉しゅぎょく

    a gem; a masterpiece

More words with this kanji

  • 玖珠くす
  • 曼珠沙華まんじゅしゃげ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

真珠(しんじゅ)の指輪(ゆびわ)をもらう。

I receive a pearl ring.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

珠玉真珠珠玉ball真true琴koto玖black…玩toy wi…珈a jewe…玻crysta…枢pivot捜search…酬repay手hand主master
CompoundRadicalReading

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