たま

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See also: だま and たまに

Japanese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of たま – see the following entries.
1
[counter] counter for ramen and udon for one person
[noun] any spherical or similarly-rounded object:
[noun] a ball
[noun] a orb
[noun] a sphere
[noun] a bead of an abacus
[noun] lens
[noun] a bullet
[noun] an egg, especially of a chicken
[noun] a gem, jewel
[noun] an object of value
[noun] a female entertainer (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
[noun] (colloquial) Short for 金玉 (kintama): testicles
[prefix] This term needs a translation to English.
[proper noun] a place name
[proper noun] a female given name
3
[noun] ball
[noun] bulb (as in a light bulb)
[noun] (slang, electronics) vacuum tube, valve
[noun] (baseball) pitch
S
[adjective] occasional
[noun] rarity
S
[noun] a soul, spirit
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[noun] a soul, a spirit
(This term, たま, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as たま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たま.)

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