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玉杯 (ぎょくはい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

玉ぎょく杯はい

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Meanings

1

noun

jade cup

A cup made of jade, often with classical or poetic connotations.

彼かれは玉ぎょく杯はいで酒さけを飲のんだ。
He drank sake from a jade cup.

Written forms

玉ぎょく杯はいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
玉ぎょく盃はい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 盃 is a variant of 杯.

Kanji

玉jewel, ball
杯counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass

盃glass, cup

Etymology

Compound of 玉 (gyoku, 'jade') and 杯 (hai, 'cup').