Word Meaning 烏玉

ぬばたま nubatama

烏玉 is read as ぬばたま (nubatama) and means pitch-black.

Meaning

English

  1. pitch-black
  2. darkness

Reading

Kana

ぬばたま

Romaji

nubatama

Writing Variants

  • 烏珠 ぬばたま nubatama
  • 射干玉 ぬばたま nubatama
  • 野干玉 ぬばたま nubatama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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烏羽玉

うばたま

jet black

金烏玉兎

きんうぎょくと

sun and moon

からす

crow (Corvus spp.)

烏帽子

えぼし

eboshi

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)