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Kanji Detail for 玉 - "jewel, gem, treasure"

玉

  • Meaning

    玉 means "jewel, gem, treasure."

    1. Jewel - A precious gem; a beautiful stone.

    2. Beautiful - Splendid; magnificent; gem-like in beauty.

    3. To treasure - To treat with care; to make precious.

    4. Honorific - Added to names to show respect.

    5. Pearl - Something round like a jewel; a precious sphere.

    6. King piece - A piece in shogi (Japanese chess).

    7. Egg - A term for bird eggs used in restaurants.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    jewel; ball

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    jade, precious stone, gem

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    jade

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    jade, gem, precious stone

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Beautiful stone. Carved to completion. Since ancient times considered a precious object. Such as gui and zhang tablets. | Used as a metaphor for beauty. As in 玉面 (jade face), 玉貌 (jade appearance). Calling someone's photograph 玉照. | Metaphor for nobility. As in 玉體 (your body), 玉趾 (your feet). | To perfect. (Book of Odes) "The king wishes to perfect you."
  • Onyomitip

    goku(ごく) ごく

    gyoku(ぎょく) ぎょく

  • Kunyomitip

    tama(たま) たま

  • Strokestip

    5 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords
    jewel gem precious treasure pearl jade beauty valuable refined polished elegant ornament royal noble sphere ball round crystal gemstone priceless

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