What is the Kanji for "Ball" and "Sphere"?

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

The Japanese Kanji for "Ball" and "Sphere" is "球".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tama".

Its onyomi reading is "Kyuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "王" means "King" and can be read as "Ou". And The kanji "求" means "Request" and "Seek" and can be read as "Kyuu" and "Moto".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "球" mean in japanese?

"球" means "Ball" and "Sphere".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

地球: "Earth". The noun '地球 (ちきゅう)' refers to the planet Earth, the third planet from the Sun and the only known planet to harbor life. It is the largest of the terrestrial planets and is composed of various layers including the crust, mantle, and core. The planet is home to diverse ecosystems and a wide range of living organisms. Some example sentences: The Earth is our home - (地球は私たちの住む家である). All life on Earth depends on the planet's resources - (地球上のすべての生命は地球の資源に依存している).

野球: "Baseball". The Japanese noun '野球 (やきゅう)' refers to the sport of baseball. Baseball is a very popular sport in Japan, with professional and amateur leagues. '野球 (やきゅう)' is commonly used to describe the game, teams, players, equipment, and overall baseball culture. For example: I love watching baseball games - (野球の試合を見るのが好きです). The baseball player hit a home run - (野球選手がホームランを打った).

プロ野球: "Pro baseball". The Japanese noun 'プロ野球 (プロやきゅう)' refers to professional baseball leagues in Japan. This includes the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) organization, which is the highest level of baseball competition in the country. The term is used to distinguish professional baseball from amateur or youth baseball. For example: I like watching pro baseball - (プロ野球を見るのが好きです).

電球: "Light bulb". The Japanese noun '電球 (でんきゅう)' refers to a light bulb, which is a device that produces light when electricity passes through a filament inside a glass or plastic enclosure. Light bulbs are commonly used for indoor and outdoor lighting. For example: I need to replace the light bulb - (電球を交換する必要がある). The light bulb is broken - (電球が壊れている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.