玉 Home·Characters·玉 Character · Objects 玉 たま tama jewel, jade Composition 12345 Origin Jade beads strung on a cord; a dot was added to tell the sign apart from 王. Proverbs carrying this character 152 玉磨かざれば光なし Unpolished jade does not shine. Related characters 国country宝treasure兜helmet刀sword, knife台stand, platform噌clamor器vessel, utensil塩salt塵dust宝treasure帯belt, sash本root, origin