Moto 球: Ball; SphereKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キュウ
- Kun'yomi
- たま
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 358 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キュウ)
- 地球ちきゅうEarth; the globe
- 野球やきゅうbaseball
- 四球しきゅうfour balls; base on balls
- 投球とうきゅうpitching; throwing a ball
- 球きゅうsphere
- 球団きゅうだんbaseball team
- 球場きゅうじょうbaseball stadium; ballpark
- 速球そっきゅうfastball
- 制球せいきゅう(pitcher's) control
- 直球ちょっきゅうstraight ball (pitch)
- 卓球たっきゅうtable tennis; ping-pong
- 変化球へんかきゅうbreaking ball (pitch); curve ball
- 打球だきゅうbatting; batted ball
- 初球しょきゅうpitcher's first pitch (to batter)
- 死球しきゅうpitch that hits the batter
- 球威きゅうい(pitcher's) stuff
- 球界きゅうかいthe baseball world
- 地球上ちきゅうじょうon Earth
- 送球そうきゅうthrowing a ball
- 四死球ししきゅうbases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen
- 白血球はっけっきゅうleukocyte; leucocyte
- 気球ききゅうballoon; blimp
- 球技きゅうぎball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
- 配球はいきゅうcombination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
- 飛球ひきゅうfly (ball)
- 電球でんきゅうlight bulb
- 球菌きゅうきんcoccus
- プロ野球プロやきゅうprofessional baseball
- 北半球きたはんきゅうnorthern hemisphere
- 半球はんきゅうhemisphere
- 南半球みなみはんきゅうsouthern hemisphere
- 地球儀ちきゅうぎglobe (map)
- 地球温暖化ちきゅうおんだんかglobal warming
- 好球こうきゅうgood pitch (to hit); easy pitch
- 始球式しきゅうしきseason-opening ceremony
- 庭球ていきゅうtennis
- 捕球ほきゅうcatch
- 水球すいきゅうwater polo
- 球体きゅうたいsphere; globe
- 球審きゅうしんumpire-in-chief; plate umpire
- 球形きゅうけいglobular shape; spherical shape
- 球根きゅうこん(plant) bulb
- 球状きゅうじょうshape of a globe; globe shape
- 球速きゅうそくspeed of a pitched ball; (pitcher's) pace
- 琉球りゅうきゅうRyukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
- 眼球がんきゅうeyeball
- 草野球くさやきゅうgrass-lot baseball
- 落球らっきゅうfailing to catch a ball; dropping a ball
- 赤血球せっけっきゅうred blood cell; erythrocyte
- 野球部やきゅうぶbaseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
- けんせい球けんせいきゅうpickoff attempt; throw to check a runner
- けん制球けんせいきゅうpickoff attempt; throw to check a runner
- ア式蹴球アしきしゅうきゅうassociation football; soccer
- タングステン電球タングステンでんきゅうtungsten lamp; tungsten bulb
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 決め球きめだまwinning pitch
- くせ球くせだまjunk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch
- こぼれ球こぼれだまloose ball; rebound
- ガラス球ガラスだまglass sphere; glass bead
Other readings
- なつめ球ナツメきゅうnight-light bulb; jujube bulb
- クセ球くせだまjunk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch
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