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

skilled control of a spear
stabbing (someone) with a spear
victim
scapegoat
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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槍玉に上がる

やりだまにあがる

to be made an example of

槍玉に挙げる

やりだまにあげる

to pierce with a spear

槍

やり

javelin

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)