Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 玉の
- (n) ball; sphere; globe; orb
- bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
- ball (in sports)
- pile (of noodles, etc.)
- bullet
- bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
- lens (of glasses, etc.)
- bead (of an abacus)
- ball (i.e. a testicle)
- gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
- female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
- person (when commenting on their nature); character
- item, funds or person used as part of a plot
- (n, n-suf) egg
- (n-suf) coin
- precious; beautiful; excellent
- (prt) indicates possessive
- nominalizes verbs and adjectives
- substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
- (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
- (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
- (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
- (n) precious stone (esp. jade)
彼の額には玉のような汗が浮かんでいた。
There were beads of sweat on his forehead. - (food) egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)
- stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold
- position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)
- geisha
弾が彼の頬をかすめた。
The bullet just shaved his cheek. - time charge for a geisha
- king (shogi)
