玉 (Tama) is a Japanese noun meaning “ball, sphere, globe, orb”.
Meanings
- nounball; sphere; globe; orb
- nounbead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
- nounball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)esp. 球
- nounpile (of noodles, etc.)
- nounbulletesp. 弾
- nounbulb (i.e. a light bulb)esp. 球
Examples
艱難汝を玉にす。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
弾が的に当たった。
The bullet found its mark.
すべての星は球だ。
Every star is a sphere.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).