Job's tears; coixseed; adlay
A tropical grass whose hard, bead-like seeds are used for rosaries, jewelry, and traditional medicine.
ジュズダマの実は数珠を作るのに使われる。
The seeds of Job's tears are used to make rosaries.
庭にジュズダマ
Job's tears are growing in the garden.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is usually written in kana.
The name 数珠玉 (juzudama) literally means 'rosary bead', referring to the hard, bead-like seeds. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.