No. 1,082 in Japanese
玉
"玉" means "ball," "sphere," "gem," or "jade."
In a sentence
この玉は美しいですね。
This gem is beautiful, isn't it?
In this sentence, '玉' refers to 'gem' or 'jewel' and is used to describe something beautiful, often made of precious material.
玉ねぎを切ってください。
Please chop the onion.
Here, '玉' as part of '玉ねぎ' means 'onion.' The word combines with 'ねぎ' ('scallion') to indicate a round-shaped vegetable.
彼はサッカーの玉を蹴った。
He kicked the soccer ball.
'玉' in this context means 'ball.' It refers to a spherical object used in sports like soccer.
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