Word Meaning 掌中の玉

しょうちゅうのたま shouchuu no tama

掌中の玉 is read as しょうちゅうのたま (shouchuu no tama) and means apple of one's eye.

Meaning

English

apple of one's eye
one's jewel

Reading

Kana

しょうちゅうのたま

Romaji

shouchuu no tama

Writing Variants

掌中の珠 しょうちゅうのたま shouchuu no tama

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 107194 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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掌の玉

たなごころのたま

apple of one's eye

掌中

しょうちゅう

in the hand

掌中本

しょうちゅうぼん

pocket edition

白玉楼中の人となる

はくぎょくろうちゅうのひととなる

to die (of a poet, artist, etc.)

掌

しょう

palm (of the hand)

掌握

しょうあく

grasping

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