Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 玉城, 玉置, 玉木(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /tä.mä.kʲi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" combined with 城 (ki) meaning "castle", 置 (ki) meaning "put, place, set", or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".