Ball - Gyoku

Japanese: 玉 - ぎょく

〘noun〙① A type of jewel. A general term for hard jade and soft jade . Tama. ※Gyojin (1912-13)〈Natsume Soseki〉Jinro "My father lectured on jade and Korean ware" 〔Retsushi-Tangwen〕② Used as a prefix to describe something beautiful, precious, or noble, and to describe things related to other people. "Gyokuon", "Gyokufuda", "Tamate", "Gyokurou" 〔Nippo Jisho (1603-04)〕③ Something spherical. Tama. ④ A geisha or prostitute. Tama. ※Sakehon Shikake Bunko (1791) 3 "I was also in charge of some well-spoken jade in my tenement house and looked after the land."⑤ An abbreviation of "gyokudai (jewelry)." ※From the Sharebon Heya Shamisen (around 1789-1801): "Look at how your ball gets dropped and your chin gets pulled, but you've got to finish the business before the bill is due." ⑥ (Based on the fact that the character "gyoku" has five strokes) In the Edo period, in the pleasure quarters of Kamigata, it was the code for five sticks of incense used to measure the time spent entertaining. ※From the Sharebon Kyojitsu Yanagiko Dialect (1794): "Five sticks of incense equal the single character for tama." ⑦ (Reading aloud the "tama" in "tamago" (egg)) In restaurants and other establishments, it refers to chicken eggs or egg dishes. ※The Human Zoo (1981) by Nakajima Azusa, 54: "They've ordered eggs (which they also call gyoku), conger eel, and natto rolls." ⑧ = Gyokusho (the king) ※The Tsutsumi Sho (1445-46), 2: "Why is the king called the king in the horse of the generals? To avoid the two kings, one of them is always written as a king. This is the oral tradition of the art of handwriting." ⑨ In terms of trading prices. (a) The goods or securities that have been agreed upon for sale at an exchange. Or the quantity. Such as shares in the stock exchange and rice in the rice exchange. [Model New and Common Words Dictionary (1919)] (b) The number of orders a trader has received from customers. [Exchange Terminology Vocabulary (1917)] (c) The trading margin paid to the exchange.

Goku [ball]

〘Noun〙 ("goku" is the Go-on pronunciation of "tama" (jewel).

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙① 宝石の一種。硬玉(こうぎょく)と軟玉(なんぎょく)との総称。たま。※行人（1912‐13）〈夏目漱石〉塵労「父は玉(ギョク)だの高麗焼だのの講釈をした」〔列子‐湯問〕② 接頭語的に用いて、美麗なもの、貴重なもの、また、高貴なものの意をもって他の人に関する事物の美称に用いる。「玉音」「玉札」「玉手」「玉楼」〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕③ 球状のもの。たま。④ 芸者、娼妓をいう。たま。※洒落本・仕懸文庫（1791）三「おれも長屋で相応に口もきく玉(ギョク)をあづかって土地ところの世話もしてゐれば」⑤ 「ぎょくだい（玉代）」の略。※洒落本・部屋三味線（1789‐1801頃）「玉(ギョク)を落したり腮(あご)をひかれたりして見ねへ、勘定迄に商内を仕詰にゃアいかねへわな」⑥ (「玉」の字画が五画であるところから) 江戸時代、上方遊里で、遊興の時間をはかる線香五本の符号。※洒落本・虚実柳巷方言（1794）中「線香五本を以て玉の一字に換る」⑦ (「玉子」の「玉」を音読して) 飲食店などで、鶏卵、または鶏卵料理をいう。※にんげん動物園（1981）〈中島梓〉五四「タマゴ（これをまたギョクなんて云やがる）、アナゴ、納豆巻、なんて注文してるから」⑧ ＝ぎょくしょう（玉将）※壒嚢鈔（1445‐46）二「将棊の馬に玉を王と云は何の故ぞ、両王いまさん事を忌て、必ず一方を玉と書く、是手跡の家の口伝と云々」⑨ 取引相場でいう。(イ) 取引所で、売買の約定をした商品や証券。または、その数量。株式取引での株、米穀取引での米などの類。〔模範新語通語大辞典（1919）〕(ロ) 取引員が客から受けた売買の注文数。〔取引所用語字彙（1917）〕(ハ) 取引所に納める売買証拠金。