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What does 玉 (たま, tama) mean?

玉 (たま, tama) means ball, sphere, bead; coin.

Quick facts
Readingたま
Romajitama
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
たま
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontama

ball, sphere, bead; coin

  1. 1noun ball; sphere; globe
  2. 2noun bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
  3. 3noun ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)
  4. 4noun pile (of noodles, etc.)
  5. 5noun bullet

Example sentences

  • The child is playing by rolling a ball.

  • The beads on the necklace are very beautiful.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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