JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 球: "ball, sphere"
The kanji 球 means "ball, sphere". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キュウ in on'yomi and たま 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)
たま
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 | ball, sphere |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 302 of 2,501 |
Common words with 球
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 地球Earth; the globe
- 球sphere; globe; ball; bulb · ball; sphere
- 野球baseball
- 眼球eyeball
- 球体sphere; globe; orb · ball
- 直球straight ball (pitch) · direct (e.g. question); blunt
- 野球部baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
- 火球fireball · bolide; fireball
- 地球上on Earth; on the earth
- 電球light bulb
- 地球人earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
- 鉄球iron ball
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