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玉 means 'jewel'

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Strokes : 5    Radical number: 96    Frequency: 818   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-9    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 43    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 99 words   Used in 274 words   Used in 1269 names   Component in 20 kanji (4 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ギョク
Kun
   たま jewel
Additional readings
Kun    -だま
Name    おう   だん
Variants
⽟  
Notes
Find out about the radical that lends roundness to kanji such as 環 (surround) and 珠 (pearl) but also pops up in 理 (logic) and 現 (present). Also learn why this radical looks like it would mean 'king' in all these characters but generally means 'jewel.'
Components
⿻  王 king  丶 dot  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 玉 is used 8 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 玉 is used 254 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ギョク : 59 words FIND ALL
し ゅ ぎ ょ く 0 し ゅ ぎ ょ く 1
noun
1. gem; jewel
2. beautiful; accomplished; charming
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ギョク (read as ぎょっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
ぎ ょ っ こ う 0
noun
your manuscript
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たま : 114 words FIND ALL
さ い た ま け ん 4
noun
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
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たま (read as だま) : 80 words FIND ALL
め だ ま 3
noun
1. eyeball
2. special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard  (see also: 目玉番組; abbreviation)
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An additional 20 less common words include 玉 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 48 (originally: 102)  Joy o' Kanji : 102  Key to Kanji: 225 

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玉
ギョク   たま jewel   
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王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
丶
dot   
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