The kanji 珠: meaning, readings and stroke order

珠

Meaning: pearl, bead
On reading: シュ shu
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 10
Radical: 玉 jade, king
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ngọc, hạt tròn (châu)
Japanese: たま。しんじゅ。
Korean: 구슬, 진주 (주)
Chinese: 珠子、珍珠

Readings, words and example sentences

シュ shu · on reading · less common

真しん珠じゅ
pearl
真しん珠じゅのかざりを見ました。
I saw pearl jewelry.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.