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球

ball
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingキュウ
Kun readingたま
JōyōGrade 3

Popular Usage

眼球球根

Radicals and components

Radical玉jadeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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king (王) · jewel (玉) · request · arrow (矢) · grains of rice

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1005

Compound words

気球ききゅう
balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
球技きゅうぎ
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer); billiards
球菌きゅうきん
coccus
球場きゅうじょう
baseball stadium; ballpark
球団きゅうだん
baseball team
四球しきゅう
base on balls; walk; pass
死球しきゅう
pitch that hits the batter
制球せいきゅう
(pitcher's) control
卓球たっきゅう
table tennis; ping-pong
地球ちきゅう
Earth; the globe
庭球ていきゅう
tennis
電球でんきゅう
light bulb
投球とうきゅう
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
野球やきゅう
baseball
直球ちょっきゅう
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
飛球ひきゅう
fly (ball)
速球そっきゅう
fastball
配球はいきゅう
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
送球そうきゅう
throw; pass (in basketball, etc.); handball
打球だきゅう
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
球威きゅうい
(pitcher's) stuff
球界きゅうかい
the baseball world
初球しょきゅう
pitcher's first pitch (to batter, or in the game)
琉球りゅうきゅう
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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