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What is the Kanji for 'Ball'? | 球

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Ball', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Ball' is 球.

    kanji

    球

    Meaning

    Ball

    Reading

    kunyomiたま

    tama

    onyomiきゅう

    kyuu

    Parts

    王King 求Request, Seek

    Example Word

    地球: Earth. The Japanese noun '地球 (ちきゅう)' refers to the planet Earth. It is commonly used in scientific, environmental, and everyday contexts to talk about the Earth as a celestial body or as the world we live on. For example: Earth is our home「地球は私たちの家です」(ちきゅうはわたしたちのいえです). Protecting the Earth is important「地球を守ることは大切です」(ちきゅうをまもることはたいせつです). The word can also appear in compound terms like '地球温暖化 (ちきゅうおんだんか)' (global warming) or '地球環境 (ちきゅうかんきょう)' (global environment).

    Radical

    玉

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1093

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 球

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    王

    Meaning

    King

    kanji

    求

    Meaning

    Request, Seek

Words Using 球

This kanji is used in 4 words:

    word

    地球

    Meaning

    Earth

    word

    電球

    Meaning

    Bulb

    word

    プロ野球

    Meaning

    Pro baseball

    word

    野球

    Meaning

    Baseball

Kanji Related to 球 Through the Part 王

These 18 kanji contain the part 王 as well.

    kanji

    全

    Meaning

    Whole, All

    kanji

    狂

    Meaning

    Crazy, Lunatic

    kanji

    班

    Meaning

    Group, Squad

    kanji

    徴

    Meaning

    Levy, Symptom

    kanji

    羊

    Meaning

    Sheep

    kanji

    弄

    Meaning

    Tinker with

    kanji

    聖

    Meaning

    Saint, Holy

    kanji

    主

    Meaning

    Master

    kanji

    皇

    Meaning

    Emperor

    kanji

    理

    Meaning

    Reason

    kanji

    現

    Meaning

    Appear, Current

    kanji

    旺

    Meaning

    Effulgent

    kanji

    釜

    Meaning

    Cauldron

    kanji

    環

    Meaning

    Ring, Surround

    kanji

    望

    Meaning

    Hope, Ambition

    kanji

    珠

    Meaning

    Ball, Pearl

    kanji

    呈

    Meaning

    Display, Present

    kanji

    玉

    Meaning

    Ball, Jewel

Learn the Kanji 球

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 球 mean?

球 means 'Ball'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.