noun

  1. Baseball term.junk ball (pitch), off-speed pitch.
  2. unexpected move, unorthodox measure.
  3. statement, request, etc. with an ulterior motive.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
癖球 くせだま
曲球
曲球 くせだま
 
 
クセ球 クセだま
 
 
くせ球 くせだま

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mannerism, habit, vice
くせ ヘキ (8th, N1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
false, punish, crime
ヘキ ヒ きみ (Kentei 1)
buttocks, rump, fat
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
spicy, bitter, hot
つら.い シン から.い (8th, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
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)