"白玉" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕiɾa̠ta̠ma̠] Forms: 白玉 [canonical] (ruby: 白(しら), 玉(たま)), shiratama [romanization]
Etymology: 白(しら) (shira, “white”) + 玉(たま) (tama, “ball; gem”) Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|白|しら|玉|たま|t1=white|t2=ball; gem}} 白(しら) (shira, “white”) + 玉(たま) (tama, “ball; gem”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しらたま}} 白(しら)玉(たま) • (shiratama)
  1. white gem, such as a pearl
    Sense id: en-白玉-ja-noun-sDF7GQkY
  2. rice flour dumpling
    Sense id: en-白玉-ja-noun-KxD9LRYi
  3. (figurative) an especially dear person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-白玉-ja-noun-VJvzpHpI Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 16 60 15 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 4 22 57 14 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 18 63 11 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 18 66 5 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 18 63 10 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 22 61 10 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 22 63 11
  4. abbreviation of 白玉椿 (shiratamatsubaki, “white camellia”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 白玉椿 (extra: shiratamatsubaki, “white camellia”)
    Sense id: en-白玉-ja-noun-ouPrnQND
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ha̠kɯ̟ɡʲo̞kɯ̟] Forms: 白玉 [canonical] (ruby: 白(はく), 玉(ぎょく)), hakugyoku [romanization]
Etymology: 白(はく) (haku, “white”) + 玉(ぎょく) (gyoku, “gem”) Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|白|はく|玉|ぎょく|t1=white|t2=gem}} 白(はく) (haku, “white”) + 玉(ぎょく) (gyoku, “gem”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|はくぎょく}} 白(はく)玉(ぎょく) • (hakugyoku)
  1. a white colored gem; (especially) a white pearl
    Sense id: en-白玉-ja-noun-NffTgI7-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for 白玉 meaning in Japanese (3.7kB)

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