お玉杓子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉	杓	子
たま Grade: 1	しゃく > じゃく Hyōgai	し Grade: 1
kun'yomi	kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
御玉杓子 (rare)

Etymology

御(お) (o, honorific prefix) + 玉(たま) (tama, “ball”) + 杓子(しゃくし) (shakushi, “bamboo ladle”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おたまじゃくし [òtámájáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [o̞ta̠ma̠ʑa̠kɯ̟̊ɕi]

Noun

お玉(たま)杓(じゃく)子(し) or お玉杓子(タマジャクシ) • (otamajakushi)

a ladle (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle)
Synonym: お玉 (otama)
a tadpole (toad or frog larva)
Synonym: 蝌蚪 (kato)
(music, rare) a musical note