Word Meaning 玉に瑕

たまにきず tama ni kizu

玉に瑕 is read as たまにきず (tama ni kizu) and means fly in the ointment.

Meaning

English

fly in the ointment
small flaw in otherwise perfect object
only trouble
only fault

Reading

Kana

たまにきず

Romaji

tama ni kizu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

玉音

ぎょくおん

the Emperor's voice

玉砕

ぎょくさい

trying but being utterly beaten

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

玉虫色

たまむしいろ

iridescent colour

玉露

ぎょくろ

high-quality green tea

玉突き

たまつき

serial collisions (of cars)

玉川大学

たまがわだいがく

Tamagawa University

玉整理

ぎょくせいり

liquidation of speculative accounts

玉結び

たまむすび

thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)

玉入れ

たまいれ

tama-ire

玉体

ぎょくたい

the Emperor's person or presence

Example Sentences

トムは運動もできるし優しいしルックスもまずまず。ただね、マザコンというのが玉に瑕なんだよね。

Tom is able to work out, kind hearted and decent looking, but this is all put to waste by his so called 'mother complex'.