jmdict 1240530 Active (id#2323376)
玉 [ichi1,news1,nf06] ； 球； 珠； 弾； 璧 [sK]
【 たま [ichi1,news1,nf06] 】
  1. [n]
    • ball
    • sphere
    • globe
    • orb
  2. [n]
    • bead (of sweat, dew, etc.)
    • drop
    • droplet
  3. [n]
    《esp. 球》
    • ball (in sports)
    • pitch (e.g. in baseball)
  4. [n]
    • pile (of noodles, etc.)
  5. [n]
    《esp. 弾》
    • bullet
  6. [n]
    《esp. 球》
    • bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
  7. [n]
    • lens (of glasses, etc.)
  8. [n]
    《esp. 玉, 珠》
    • bead (of an abacus)
  9. [n] [sl,abbr]
    《esp. 玉》
    • ball (i.e. a testicle)
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1242760 金玉【きんたま】 1. testicles; balls; nuts
  10. [n]
    《esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧》
    • gem
    • jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively)
    • pearl
  11. [n]
    • female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
  12. [n] [derog]
    • person (when commenting on their nature)
    • character
  13. [n]
    • item, funds or person used as part of a plot
  14. (玉 only) [n,n-suf]
    • egg
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1549140 玉子 2. (hen's) egg
  15. (玉 only) [n-suf,ctr] {food, cooking}
    • okonomiyaki
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1001890 お好み焼き 1. okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
  16. [n-suf]
    《usu. だま》
    • coin
  17. [n-suf]
    • precious
    • beautiful
    • excellent
History:
    • A 2024-11-20 11:10:07 Jim Breen (id#2323376)
    • A* 2024-11-20 10:03:30 (id#2323362)
    • Refs
      daijisen: また、投球などの種類。「遅い—」
    • Diff
      @@ -45,0 +46 @@
+<gloss>pitch (e.g. in baseball)</gloss>
    • A 2024-11-20 03:38:35 Jim Breen (id#2323320)
    • Comments
      I'd leave it as it now is.
    • A* 2024-11-20 02:11:31 Stephen Kraus (id#2323309)
    • Comments
      We could also just add たま[gikun] to our entry for 弾丸.
    • A* 2024-11-20 01:59:42 Stephen Kraus (id#2323308)
    • Comments
      Sentence #210962 in tatoeba ("その犬は弾丸のように去った") has been indexed to this entry in the 'JMdict_e_examp' file because 弾丸 was added here as a search key.

Our entry for 弾丸・だんがん has the same meaning as this sense 05. I don't think it's worth mentioning in here in a note. These sorts of oddball gikun readings are a standard and flexible feature of Japanese.
    • Diff
      @@ -18,4 +17,0 @@
-</k_ele>
-<k_ele>
-<keb>弾丸</keb>
-<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -57 +53 @@
-<s_inf>esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸</s_inf>
+<s_inf>esp. 弾</s_inf>
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