ちょっ
直
きゅう
球

noun

Baseball term.
  1. straight ball (pitch).

takes genitive case の

  1. direct (e.g. question), blunt.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょっ
直
きゅう
球
 直球 ちょっきゅう ✔
ちょく
直
きゅう
球
 直球 ちょくきゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す　なお　チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
ball, sphere
キュウ　たま　く (3rd, N3)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
request, want, wish for
もと.める　キュウ　グ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)