Word Meaning 玉帚

たまばはき tamabahaki

玉帚 is read as たまばはき (tamabahaki) and means broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year).

Meaning

English

  1. broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year)
  2. plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia)
  3. liquor
  4. alcohol
  5. sake

Reading

Kana

たまばはき

Romaji

tamabahaki

Writing Variants

  • 玉ははき たまははき tamahahaki
  • 玉ばはき たまばはき tamabahaki
  • 玉帚 たまははき tamahahaki
  • 玉箒 たまははき tamahahaki
  • 玉箒 たまばはき tamabahaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

たま

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玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

玉音

ぎょくいん

the Emperor's voice

玉砕

ぎょくさい

trying but being utterly beaten

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