JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 毬: "burr, ball"
The kanji 毬 means "burr, ball". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キュウ in on'yomi and いが, まり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いがまり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | burr, ball |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2431 of 2,501 |
Common words with 毬
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 毬cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
- 毬burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
- 手毬traditional Japanese handball (game)
- 毬藻marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball
- 毬栗chestnut in its burr
- 小手毬Reeve's spirea (Spiraea cantoniensis); May bush
- 大手毬Japanese snowball; Viburnum plicatum
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