Word Meaning 勾玉

まがたま magatama

勾玉 is read as まがたま (magatama) and means magatama.

Meaning

English

magatama
comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade

Reading

Kana

まがたま

Romaji

magatama

Writing Variants

曲玉まがたま magatama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 25027 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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八尺瓊勾玉

やさかにのまがたま

Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)

勾配

こうばい

gradient (vector calculus)

目玉

めだま

eyeball

玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

お年玉

おとしだま

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

悪玉

あくたま

bad character

水玉

みずたま

drop of water

珠玉

しゅぎょく

jewel

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

善玉

ぜんだま

character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)

火の玉

ひのたま

fireball