Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    apple of one's eye; one's jewel

    Idiomatic expression

    父は私の弟を掌中の玉のようにかわいがった。
    My brother was the apple of my father's eye.

Also written 掌中の玉【しょうちゅうのたま】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

palm of hand, rule, administer, conduct

Kun
てのひらたなごころ
On
ショウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1757 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-5-7, 2-3-9SKIP code
3n9.4The Kanji Dictionary
9050.2Four corner code
1047deroo
638cUnicode hex code
1-30-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1366Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2200New Nelson (John Haig)
2602New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3215Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1666Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2256Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
801Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
864Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1618A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1748Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1210Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12248Morohashi
1402A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
499Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
508Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1360Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1537Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1677Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
850Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
809Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhang3Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

in, inside, middle, mean, center

Kun
なかうちあた.る
On
チュウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
11 of 2500
Radical
line
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あたるかなえ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3SKIP code
0a4.40The Kanji Dictionary
5000.6Four corner code
1655deroo
4e2dUnicode hex code
1-35-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
28New Nelson (John Haig)
3451New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4262Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2902Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
39Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
13A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
75Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
31Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
73Morohashi
55A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
28Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
23sakade
7Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
26henshall3
32Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
12crowley
33Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
16Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
39Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong1, zhong4Pinyin reading
jungKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pearl, gem, jewel

Kun
たま
On
シュ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1711 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Used in names as

とも

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-6SKIP code
4f6.2The Kanji Dictionary
1519.0Four corner code
3164deroo
73e0Unicode hex code
1-28-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2936Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3637New Nelson (John Haig)
947New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1183Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
643Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
854Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
258Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
274Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1540A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1077Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1585Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20956Morohashi
1349A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1504Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1603Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1534Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1364Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1769Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1317Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
264Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhu1Pinyin reading
juKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level