10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

pearl, gem, jewel

Kun'yomi
  • ball ②egg ③okonomiyaki ④coin
On'yomi
  • シュ
Nanori
  • とも

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シュ 51.8%
たま 37.8%
10.4%

Character Breakdown

pearl, gem, jewel
シュ たま す (9th, N1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
シュ す あけ (7th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

precious orb ②Cintamani stone ③hōju
jewel ②gem (of a story, essay, etc.)
curtain made of strung beads
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References

Unicode hex code 73E0
JIS X 0208 1-28-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2936
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3637
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 947
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1183
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 643
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 854
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 258
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 274
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1540
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1077
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1585
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20956
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1349
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1504
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1603
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1534
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1364
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1769
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1317
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 264
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f6.2
Four corner code 1519.0
De Roo Code 3164