Word Meaning 玉レタス

たまれたす tamaretasu

玉レタス is read as たまれたす (tamaretasu) and means iceberg lettuce.

Meaning

English

  1. iceberg lettuce

Reading

Kana

たまれたす

Romaji

tamaretasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 103732 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

玉音

ぎょくいん

the Emperor's voice

玉虫色

たまむしいろ

iridescent colour

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

玉入れ

たまいれ

tama-ire

玉体

ぎょくたい

the Emperor's person or presence

玉代

ぎょくだい

time charge for a geisha

玉川近代美術館

たまがわきんだいびじゅつかん

Tamagawa Modern Art Museum

玉音放送

ぎょくおんほうそう

radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)

玉石

ぎょくせき

gems and stones

Example Sentences

1

In Korea, there's a popular theory that says that: "If you eat a quarter of an Iceberg lettuce, you will fall asleep". Thus, amongst truck drivers in Korea, lettuce is known as something that should not be eaten before work.