Kanji 玉 — "Jewel"
Here is what 玉 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Jewel" stick.
How it is read
ぎょく
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
たま, たま-, -だま
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
What's that Drop on the King's foot? Look closely — it's a Jewel!
- 王 King
Though the shape is a bit strange, this is the King's crown.
- ⼂ Drop
This small stroke component is a Drop of water. See how it's just a single drop?
Words that use 玉
2 of 2 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 玉 たま ball, sphere, coin
- お年玉 おとしだま money given as a New Year's gift
Want 玉 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
