珠 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

pearl, gem, jewel

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シュJHS
Kun (native)
  • たま
Nanori (used in names)
  • とも
Other languages
  • 拼音zhu1
  • 한글ju
  • Hán-ViệtChâu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
玉(たま)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+73E0

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰王朱

Words using this kanji

  • 珠算しゅざんそろばんを用いた計算のこと。calculation on an abacus
  • 珠玉しゅぎょく海で採れる真珠と山でとれる玉。 詩文、芸術などで美しく優れたもの。jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work
  • 珠心しゅしん種子植物で、胚珠の中心の組織。nucellus
  • 珠芽しゅがbulbil
  • 珠江しゅこうPearl River (China), Canton River, Zhu Jiang, Chu Chiang
  • 珠皮しゅひ種子植物で、胚珠を包む組織。integument
  • 珠柄しゅへいfunicle, funiculus
  • 珠孔しゅこうmicropyle
  • 珠暖簾たまのれんcurtain made of strung beads

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(64 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-6
Four Corner
1519.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4f6.2
Heisig
274
Nelson
2936