球 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「王」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「王」
- On
- キュウきゅう · kyū
- Kun
- たまtama
- Meaning
- ball, sphere
Stroke order
Origin
玉 (jade) + 求 (sound) — a round, polished thing: a ball, a sphere.
Readings and examples
| Onキュウきゅうkyū | 球形きゅうけい球技きゅうぎ地球ちきゅう |
|---|---|
| Kunたまtama | 球たま Compare: 玉・弾 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 野球やきゅう
baseball
- 地球ちきゅう
the Earth
- 琉球りゅうきゅう
Example
公園で 野球を します。
I play baseball in the park.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)