Word Meaning 臼玉

うすだま usudama

臼玉 is read as うすだま (usudama) and means discoidal bead (Kofun period).

Meaning

English

  1. discoidal bead (Kofun period)
  2. pierced jade beads

Reading

Kana

うすだま

Romaji

usudama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 161612 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

うす

millstone

目玉

めだま

eyeball

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

お年玉

おとしだま

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

悪玉

あくだま

bad character

白玉

しらたま

rice flour dumpling

水玉

みずたま

drop of water

珠玉

しゅぎょく

jewel

替え玉

かえだま

second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)

手玉

てだま

beanbags

善玉

ぜんだま

character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)

火の玉

ひのたま

fireball