Word Meaning お玉

おたま otama

お玉 is read as おたま (otama) and means (hen's) egg.

Meaning

English

(hen's) egg
ladle

Reading

Kana

おたま

Romaji

otama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 102214 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お年玉

おとしだま

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

お手玉

おてだま

bobbling the ball

お目玉

おめだま

scolding

お目玉を食らう

おめだまをくらう

to get a good scolding

お玉じゃくし

おたまじゃくし

ladle

目玉

めだま

eyeball

玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

悪玉

あくたま

bad character

水玉

みずたま

drop of water

替え玉

かえだま

second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)

手玉

てだま

beanbags

火の玉

ひのたま

fireball

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