Kanji

珠

pearl, gem, jewel

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

玉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たま

Nanori (Name Reading)

たま, み

Common Readings

シュ

Example sentences

真珠 しんじゅ
彼女は美しい真珠のネックレスを身につけていた。

She was wearing a beautiful pearl necklace.

れん
彼女は二連の真珠のネックレスを身につけている。

She is wearing a two-strand pearl necklace.

たま
葉の上の露は美しい珠のようだった

The dew on the leaves looked like beautiful pearls.

百八 ひゃくはち
数珠の珠の数は、煩悩の数と同じ百八だ。

The number of beads on a Buddhist rosary is 108, the same as the number of worldly desires.

数珠 じゅず
法要の際には、数珠を手に掛けて手を合わせる。

During Buddhist services, people hang prayer beads over their hands and join them in prayer.

珠玉 しゅぎょく
この短編集は珠玉の作品ばかりだ

This collection of short stories is full of masterpieces.

詠懐 えいかい
詩人は月明かりの下で、自らの思いを詠懐し、珠玉の一篇を書き上げた。

The poet spent the evening in the moonlight, composing verses to express his inner thoughts.

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