Word Meaning 槍玉にあげる

やりだまにあげる yaridamaniageru

槍玉にあげる is read as やりだまにあげる (yaridamaniageru) and means to pierce with a spear.

Meaning

English

  1. to pierce with a spear
  2. to make an example of
  3. to make a victim of
  4. to hold up someone (something) to ridicule
  5. to single out someone for criticism

Reading

Kana

やりだまにあげる

Romaji

yaridamaniageru

Writing Variants

  • やり玉にあげる やりだまにあげる yaridamaniageru
  • やり玉に挙げる やりだまにあげる yaridama ni ageru
  • やり玉に上げる やりだまにあげる yaridama ni ageru
  • 槍玉に挙げる やりだまにあげる yaridama ni ageru
  • 槍玉に上げる やりだまにあげる yaridama ni ageru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 158282 Priority Y

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

やりだま

skilled control of a spear

やり

javelin

手玉にとる

てだまにとる

to lead (someone) by the nose

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.)

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)

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)