# 玉 — Ball

Frequency rank 781 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 陽 (Sunshine), less common than 掛 (Hang).

- On’yomi: ぎょく
- Kun’yomi: たま
- Radical: 玉 Jade (Kangxi 96)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A king (king) with a tiny drop (drop) added — a king who possesses a precious jewel, a perfect ball, marked by that single gleaming drop of light on its surface.

In words:

- 玉 たま — ball,sphere,coin

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