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球 — sphere; ball

球 means “sphere; ball”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: キュウ (kyuu). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 球 (kyuu, “sphere; globe”).

球
Stroke order of 球
Meaning
sphere; ball
On'yomi
キュウ (kyuu)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3 · set Things 1

How to remember 球

The king (王) seeks (求) a perfectly round jewel: a sphere.

Sounds like 求: both read キュウ.

Parts: 王 king · 求 seek

Words with 球

WordReadingMeaning
球きゅう kyuu onsphere; globe

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