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ぎょく

nounnoun (generic)foodcookingabbreviationshogi

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Meanings

  • precious stone (esp. jade)
  • egg (esp. as a sushi topping)
  • stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold
  • position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)
  • geisha
  • time charge for a geisha
  • king (of the junior player)

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Example sentences

この指輪ゆびわにはうつくしいぎょく使つかわれている。

A beautiful precious stone is used in this ring.

彼女かのじょ一流いちりゅうぎょくとして祇園ぎおんせた。

She made a name for herself in Gion as a top-class geisha.

相場師そうばし大量たいりょうぎょくかかえたまま市場しじょうじるのをった。

The speculator waited for the market to close while holding a large position.

このぎょく古来こらいより霊力れいりょくつとされてきた。

This precious stone has been said to possess spiritual power since ancient times.

将棋盤しょうぎばんうえぎょく孤立こりつし、もはやみをのがれるはなかった。

The king was isolated on the shogi board, and there was no longer any move to escape checkmate.