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
Writing Variants
- 玉にきず たまにきず tamanikizu
- 玉にキズ たまにきず tamanikizu
- 玉に疵 たまにきず tama ni kizu
- 珠にきず たまにきず tamanikizu
- 珠に瑕 たまにきず tama ni kizu
- 珠に疵 たまにきず tama ni kizu
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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1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'.