たま

See also: だま and たまに

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of たま – see the following entries.

【玉】1

[noun] any spherical or similarly-rounded object:

[noun] a ball

[noun] an orb

[noun] a sphere

[noun] a bead of an abacus

[noun] lens

[noun] a bullet

[noun] an egg, especially of a chicken

[noun] a gem, jewel

[noun] an object of value

[noun] a female entertainer (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

[noun] (colloquial) Short for 金玉 (kintama): testicles

[counter] counter for ramen and udon for one person

[prefix] This term needs a translation to English.

[proper noun] a place name

[proper noun] a female given name

【球】3	[noun] ball [noun] bulb (as in a light bulb) [noun] (slang, electronics) vacuum tube, valve [noun] (baseball) pitch

【偶】S	[adjective] occasional [noun] rarity

【魂】S	[noun] a soul, spirit Alternative spellings 魄, 霊

【霊】S	[noun] a soul, a spirit

(This term, たま (tama), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as たま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たま.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 弾.)