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

Writing Variants

御玉おたま otama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 101060 Priority P

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

目玉

めだま

eyeball

玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

悪玉

あくだま

bad character

白玉

しらたま

rice flour dumpling

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