玉ぎょく

noun

precious stone; jade

Primarily refers to jade, but can denote any precious stone. Formerly also read as ごく.

• この指ゆび輪わには高こう価かな玉ぎょくがはめ込こまれている。

  This ring is set with an expensive precious stone.

noun

egg (sushi topping)

Used in sushi contexts for the sweet layered omelet topping. Occasionally written in katakana as ギョク.

• 寿す司し屋やで玉ぎょくを注ちゅう文もんした。

  I ordered egg sushi at the sushi restaurant.

noun

traded security; position

Financial term for a stock, security, or product being traded. Sense 4 specifically refers to an open position (amount owned or owed).

• 今日きょうは玉ぎょくが動うごきにくい相そう場ばだった。

  It was a market where securities were hard to move today.

• 建たて玉ぎょくを整せい理りする必ひつ要ようがある。

  I need to close out my open positions.

noun

geisha; geisha time charge

Rare abbreviation. Sense 5 refers to a geisha herself; sense 6 is an abbreviation of 玉代, the time-based fee for a geisha's service.

• 昔むかしは玉ぎょくを呼よんで宴えん会かいを開ひらいたものだ。

  In the old days, they used to hold banquets by calling geisha.

• 玉ぎょく代だいは時じ間かん制せいで計けい算さんされる。

  The geisha fee is calculated on an hourly basis.

noun

king (shogi, junior player)

Abbreviation of 玉将, the king piece in shogi, specifically for the junior (challenger) player.

See also: 玉将

• 玉ぎょくを守まもるために金きんを動うごかした。

  I moved the gold general to protect the king.