Word Meaning 掌の玉

たなごころのたま tanagokoro no tama

掌の玉 is read as たなごころのたま (tanagokoro no tama) and means apple of one's eye.

Meaning

English

apple of one's eye

Reading

Kana

たなごころのたま

Romaji

tanagokoro no tama

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 137531 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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掌中の玉

しょうちゅうのたま

apple of one's eye

掌

しょう

palm (of the hand)

掌中

しょうちゅう

in the hand

掌握

しょうあく

grasping

掌中本

しょうちゅうぼん

pocket edition

掌大

しょうだい

small

掌理

しょうり

rule of law

珠玉

しゅぎょく

jewel

善玉

ぜんだま

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

埼玉

さいたま

Saitama (city, prefecture)

握り金玉

にぎりぎんたま

having nothing to do

攻玉

こうぎょく

cultivating knowledge and virtue