Keyword
pearl
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig274
Readings
じゅ
(40%)
たま
(29%)
しゅ
(16%)
(12%)
Composed of
king
deep red
Mnemonic

The king wants a deep red pearl.

Used in vocabulary (69 in total)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
Examples (19 in total)
This is a pearl necklace.
I've never seen a pearl of such magnitude!
The lady wore a necklace of pearls.
Are the pearls real or fake?
I gave my sister a pearl necklace on her birthday.
It is true that he stole the pearl.
His teeth are white like a pearl.
She likes the beautiful pearl necklace very much.
She tried to persuade him to buy her a pearl necklace.
My mother gave me a pearl necklace.
Tom bought Mary a pearl necklace.
These pearls are genuine, not artificial.
Hawaii is often referred to as "The Pearl of the Pacific."
Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.
Who wants to find pearls, has to dive deep.
Hoping to cheer up his wife, Tom bought her a beautiful pearl necklace.
The jeweler mounted a big pearl in the brooch.
The divers can gather pearls with no danger.
The harvest of pearls was small.