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玉 (たま): ball, sphere, coin — Japanese vocabulary

玉 is read たま and means "ball, sphere, coin". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

玉

Reading
たま · tama
Translation
ball, sphere, coin
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
たまが

Example

彼の額に玉のような汗が出ていた。

かれのがくにたまのようなあせがでていた。

Beads of sweat stood on his forehead.

Kanji in this word

  • 玉 — Jewel, Ball

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