Word Meaning 白玉

しらたま shiratama

白玉 is read as しらたま (shiratama) and means rice flour dumpling.

Meaning

English

  1. rice flour dumpling
  2. white gem (esp. a pearl)
  3. white-flowered camellia

Reading

Kana

しらたま

Romaji

shiratama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 8759 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

白玉粉

しらたまこ

refined rice flour

白玉楼中の人となる

はくぎょくろうちゅうのひととなる

to die (of a poet, artist, etc.)

白玉椿

しらたまつばき

white-flowered camellia (Camellia japonica var.)

白玉楼

はくぎょくろう

celestial tower where poets, artists, etc. were said to go in the afterlife

白衣

しろぎぬ

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

白菜

はくさい

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)

白線

はくせん

linea alba (anot.)

白雲

しらくも

white clouds

白身

しろみ

egg white

白血病

はっけつびょう

leukemia

白星

しろぼし

victory mark

白血球

はっけっきゅう

white blood cell