magatama

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noun

A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones.

OriginJapanese 勾玉 →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounmagatama (plural magatamas or magatama)

plural magatamas

  1. A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones.

Origin

  1. Japanese勾玉
  2. Englishmagatama

Borrowed from Japanese 勾玉 (magatama).

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APA

magatama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magatama

MLA

“magatama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magatama. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magatama,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magatama.

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