“Sphere” or “Ball” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “球”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “球” means “Globe”, “Bead” or “Gem” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “球”
Jouyou Kanji “球” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 11 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | きゅう(kyuu) |
| ぐ(gu) | |
| Kun-Yomi | たま(tama) |
| Meanings | Pearl, Beautiful sphere |
| Ball |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “球”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 球威(きゅうい-kyu u i) | Ball power, Power of a ball thrown by a pitcher against a batter |
| 球界(きゅうかい-kyu u ka i) | Baseball world |
| 球技(きゅうぎ-kyu u gi) | Ball games, General term of sports that use balls |
| 球戯(きゅうぎ-kyu u gi) | ① Ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer etc), ② Billiards |
| 球形(きゅうけい-kyu u ke i) | Globular shape, Spherical shape |
| 球茎(きゅうけい-kyu u ke i) | Bulb of plants, Corm |
| 球根(きゅうこん-kyu u ko n) | Bulb of plants, Corms, Tubers, Roots and rhizomes |
| 球状(きゅうじょう-kyu u jo u) | Globular shape, Spherical shape |
| 球場(きゅうじょう-kyu u jo u) | Baseball stadium |
| 球審(きゅうしん-kyu u shi n) | Chief umpire, Umpire-in-chief, Plate umpire |
| 球勢(きゅうせい-kyu nu se i) | Pitched ball momentum |
| 球団(きゅうだん-kyu u da n) | Baseball team |
| 好球(こうきゅう-ko u kyu u) | Good pitch (to hit), Easy pitch |
| 硬球(こうきゅう-ko u kyu u) | ① Regulation ball, ② Hardball, Hard sphere |
| 剛球(ごうきゅう-go u kyu u) | ① Smoke ball, Fast and heavy ball (in baseball), ② Hard sphere |
| 蹴球(しゅうきゅう-shu u kyu u) | Football (include soccer, rugby, American football, etc. Esp. used for soccer) |
| 水球(すいきゅう-su i kyu u) | Water polo |
| 制球(せいきゅう-se i kyu u) | Control (of pitcher in baseball) |
| 選球(せんきゅう-se n kyu u) | Waiting for a good hit at a pitch |
| 送球(そうきゅう-so u kyu u)td> | ① Throwing a ball, Throwing of ball, ② Handball |
| 打球(だきゅう-da kyu u) | Batted ball |
| 卓球(たっきゅう-ta kkyu u) | Ping‐pong, Table tennis |
| 地球(ちきゅう-chi kyu u) | Globe, Earth |
| 直球(ちょっきゅう-cho kkyu u) | Straight ball |
| 庭球(ていきゅう-te i kyu u) | Tennis |
| 投球(とうきゅう-to u kyu u) | Pitch, Pitching, Throwing a ball |
| 軟球(なんきゅう-na n kyu u) | Soft ball, Rubber ball |
| 排球(はいきゅう-ha i kyu u) | Volleyball |
| 野球(やきゅう-ya kyu u) | Baseball |
| 籠球(ろうきゅう-ro u kyu u) | Basketball |
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