球

ball, sphere

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

たま

Nanori (名乗り)

く

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:11

JLPT:N3

Frequency:302

Vocabulary

キュウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
気球	キキュウ	balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
球技	キュウギ	ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer); billiards
球菌	キュウキン	coccus
球場	キュウジョウ	baseball stadium; ballpark
球団	キュウダン	baseball team

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
球	きゅう	sphere; globe; ball; bulb; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
球	たま	ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); ball (i.e. a testicle); gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); person (when commenting on their nature); character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; egg; okonomiyaki; coin; precious; beautiful; excellent
卓球	たっきゅう	table tennis; ping-pong
白血球	はっけっきゅう	white blood cell; leukocyte; leucocyte
直球	ちょっきゅう	straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

request, want, wish for, require, demand

surface, table, chart, diagram

pearl, gem, jewel

peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great

two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft

Buddhist temple

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered