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数珠玉

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゅ > じゅ
Grade: 2
す > ず
Grade: S
たま > だま
Grade: 1
goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
數珠玉 (kyūjitai)
 ジュズダマ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じゅ)()(だま) or 数珠玉(ジュズダマ) (juzudama

  1. Job's tears, Coix lacryma-jobi var. lacryma-jobi

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN