Kanji meanings › Pearl
Kanji for Pearl
The kanji for “pearl” is 珠, read shu and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
pearl
A pearl or jewel; something precious and round.
Japan revolutionized cultured pearl farming in the late 19th century through the pioneering work of Kokichi Mikimoto.
10 strokes On reading シュ (shu) Kun reading たま (tama) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: pearl, gem, jewel
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shu, ju, su, tama, mi
In Japan it appears in about 829 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 珠: Jesus 平寿珠 · Mas 真珠 · Anas 愛菜珠 · Ilse 偉瑠珠 · Isac 唯彩珠 · Nass 南珠 · Elyse 永来珠 · Lopes 路平珠 · Marth 真珠 · Milos 実路珠 · Oskar 緒珠香留 · Osman 緒珠舞 and 205 more
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