Today’s Kanji is “球” (kyuu); Kanji for “ball”.
Handwritten Kanji “球” (kyuu)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “球”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 球 | キュウ たま | kyuu tama | 11 | 王 | ball |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “球”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 気球 | ききゅう | Kikyū | Balloon |
| 卓球 | たっきゅう | Takkyū | Table tennis |
| 肉球 | にくきゅう | Nikukyū | Paw pads |
