This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ギョク、たま、たま-、-だま
Romaji: gyoku, tama, tama-, -dama
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Name Readings

Kana: おう、だん
Romaji: ou, dan
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Meanings

jewel, ball

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  96
Frequency:  737
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-5-1
Korean Reading:  og
Chinese Reading:  yu4
Unicode:  7389
JIS:  364C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3477
Nelson Index: 2923
New Nelson Index: 3620
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4f0.2
Four Corner Index: 1010.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 102
Gakken Index: 610
Japanese Names Index: 204
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20821
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0780
Remembering the kanji Index: 256
Kanji Flashcards Index: 732
Kodansha Compact Index: 1313
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 48
Kanji in Context Index: 575
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2166
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2919
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 262
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 272
Essential Kanji Index: 103
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4289
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3172
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 64
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 40

Words

(ぎょく)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha; king
埼玉 (さいたま)
Saitama (city)
(たまご)
eggs; egg; spawn; roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin; infancy
火の玉 (ひのたま)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
玉砕 (ぎょくさい)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
(たま)
ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); ball (i.e. a testicle); gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); person (when commenting on their nature); character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; egg; coin; precious; beautiful; excellent
目玉 (めだま)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard; special program; loss leader; sunny-side-up fried eggs
玉座 (ぎょくざ)
throne
宝玉 (ほうぎょく)
jewel
水玉 (みずたま)
drop of water; polka dots
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