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真珠 (しんじゅ): pearl — Japanese vocabulary

真珠 is read しんじゅ and means "pearl". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

真珠

Reading
しんじゅ · shinju
Translation
pearl
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
しんじゅが

Example

豚の前に真珠を投げ与えるな。

ぶたのまえにしんじゅをなげあたえるな。

Do not cast pearls before swine.

Kanji in this word

  • 真 — truth, real
  • 珠 — jewel, bead

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