11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

ball, sphere

Kun'yomi
  • ball ②egg ③okonomiyaki ④coin
On'yomi
  • キュ
    sphere ②ball ③counter for pitches
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キュウ 83.3%
たま 16.7%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

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)

Common Words

sphere ②ball ③counter for pitches
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.)
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.)
breaking ball (pitch)
powerless straight ball
pitch out of the strike zone
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References

Unicode hex code 7403
JIS X 0208 1-21-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2941
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3643
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 969
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1219
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1359
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 845
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21011
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 257
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 726
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 739
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 188
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 736
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 275
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 370
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 935
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.7
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1319
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 944
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f7.2
Four corner code 1313.2
De Roo Code 3142