真しん珠じゅ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

pearl

Refers to the gemstone produced by oysters and other mollusks. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.

彼かの女じょは真しん珠じゅのネックレスをしていた。

She was wearing a pearl necklace.

この真しん珠じゅはとても輝かがやいている。

This pearl is very lustrous.

Usage patterns

真しん珠じゅを養よう殖しょくするto culture pearls
この湾わんでは真しん珠じゅを養よう殖しょくしている。
Pearls are cultured in this bay.
真しん珠じゅを身みにつけるto wear pearls
彼かの女じょは結けっ婚こん式しきで真しん珠じゅを身みにつけていた。
She wore pearls at the wedding.
真しん珠じゅのように光ひかるto shine like a pearl
彼かの女じょの肌はだは真しん珠じゅのように光ひかっていた。
Her skin glowed like a pearl.

Expressions

豚ぶたに真しん珠じゅcasting pearls before swine

Kanji

真true, reality, Buddhist sect
珠pearl, gem, jewel

Related words

パールN1
真珠 is the standard Japanese word for pearl used in everyday and technical contexts, while パール is an English loanword favored in fashion and jewelry branding.

Counted with

連れん
For strings of linked things — pearls, firecrackers (真珠一連).
粒つぶN2
For small grain-like items — beans, pills, drops, tears, pearls.
顆か
Literary counter for small round objects — gems, beads, grains.

Word family· 20

真しん珠じゅ光こう
pearl iridescence; pearly luster
真しん珠じゅ層そう
mother-of-pearl; nacreous layer
真しん珠じゅ岩がん
perlite
真しん珠じゅ母ぼ
mother-of-pearl

Etymology

Compound of 真 (true, genuine) and 珠 (gem, jewel). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'pearl'.

真しん珠じゅ病びょう

pearl disease

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真しん珠じゅ腫しゅ
cholesteatoma; pearl tumor
真しん珠じゅ色いろ
pearl color; pearly white; pearl grey
真しん珠じゅ貝がい
pearl oyster
真しん珠じゅ質しつ
mother-of-pearl; nacre
人じん工こう真しん珠じゅ
artificial pearls

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