金きん玉たま

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

testicles; balls; nuts

colloquial

Colloquial and somewhat vulgar term for testicles. Used in casual, often male, speech. Not appropriate in formal contexts.

サッカーボールが金きん玉たまに当あたって、めちゃくちゃ痛いたかった。
The soccer ball hit my balls and it hurt like hell.
あいつは金きん玉たまが小ちいさいから、度ど胸きょうがないんだよ。
That guy has no guts because he's got small balls.

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Expressions

握にぎり金ぎん玉たまhaving nothing to do; idling
そうはイカの金きん玉たまyou wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance
狸たぬきの金きん玉たま八はち畳じょう敷じきsomething spread out widely; something taking a lot of space
金きん玉たまが縮ちぢみ上あがるbe scared stiff; shrivel up in fear
金きん玉たまが上あがったり下さがったりon edge; in suspense; scared stiff

Kanji

金gold
玉jewel, ball

Related words

睾こう丸がん
睾丸 is the formal, clinical anatomical term for testicles, while 金玉 is the casual, somewhat vulgar everyday word.
偶たまN3
タマ is an even more casual slang abbreviation of 金玉, often heard in set phrases like タマが縮む.

Don't confuse with

金きん玉ぎょく
Written identically as 金玉, the reading きんぎょく means 'gold and jewels' while きんたま is a colloquial word for testicles, so the reading must be judged from context.

Counted with

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

Word family

金きん玉たま袋ぶくろ
scrotum; ball sack

Built from

金きん+玉たま

Written forms

金きん玉たまUsage7%
Standard kanji spelling; literally 'gold balls'.
キンタマUsage70%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often used for emphasis or in manga.
きんたまUsage23%
Kana spelling, common in casual writing.

Etymology

Compound of 金 (kin, 'gold') and 玉 (tama, 'ball'), literally 'gold balls'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a euphemistic or humorous reference to the shape and value.