珠
珠 — Pearl
pearl, gem, jewel
On’yomiシュ (shu)
Kun’yomiたま (tama)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 珠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真珠 | しんじゅ shinju | pearl |
| 珠算 | しゅざん shuzan | calculation on an abacus |
| 数珠 | じゅず juzu | rosary; string of prayer beads |
| 珠玉 | しゅぎょく shugyoku | jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.) |
Study notes
珠 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1711 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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