5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N2

jewel, ball

Kun'yomi
  • ball ②egg ③okonomiyaki ④coin
  • たま-
  • -だま
On'yomi
  • ギョ
    precious stone (esp. jade) ②egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping) ③stock or security being traded ④position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)
Nanori
  • おう
  • だん

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

たまたま--だま 89.0%
ギョク 11.0%

Character Breakdown

jewel, ball
たま ギョク おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

ball ②egg ③okonomiyaki ④coin
eyeball ②special feature ③special program ④sunny-side up fried egg
Saitama (city, prefecture)
New Year's gift
Tamayori-hime (deity; mother of Emperor Jimmu)
fireball ②will-o'-the-wisp
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References

Unicode hex code 7389
JIS X 0208 1-22-44
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2923
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3620
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3477
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4289
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20821
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 295
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 295
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 64
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 732
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 48
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 40
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 575
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1313
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 262
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f0.2
Four corner code 1010.3
De Roo Code 3172