Word Meaning 槍玉

やりだま yaridama

槍玉 is read as やりだま (yaridama) and means skilled control of a spear.

Meaning

English

  1. skilled control of a spear
  2. stabbing (someone) with a spear
  3. victim
  4. scapegoat
  5. someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)

Reading

Kana

やりだま

Romaji

yaridama

Writing Variants

  • やり玉 やりだま yaridama
  • ヤリ玉 やりだま yaridama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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槍玉にあがる

やりだまにあがる

to be made an example of

槍玉にあげる

やりだまにあげる

to pierce with a spear

やり

javelin

目玉

めだま

eyeball

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

あくだま

bad character

白玉

しらたま

rice flour dumpling

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