球

Meaning

球 centers on a round, three-dimensional object: a ball or sphere. The idea is a solid, curved shape used in play or geometry.

• 地球ちきゅう
  N4

  Earth; the globe

• 野球やきゅう
  N5

  baseball

• 球きゅう
  N3

  sphere; globe; ball; bulb

• 卓球たっきゅう

  table tennis; ping-pong

• 球団きゅうだん

  baseball team

• 球場きゅうじょう

  baseball stadium; ballpark

• 琉球りゅうきゅう

  Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

• 電球でんきゅう
  N2

  light bulb

• 投球とうきゅう

  pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

• 四球しきゅう

  base on balls; walk; pass

• 直球ちょっきゅう

  straight ball (pitch)

• 打球だきゅう

  hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball

• 気球ききゅう

  balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp

• 変化球へんかきゅう

  breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball

• 球技きゅうぎ

  ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)

• 白血球はっけっきゅう

  white blood cell; leukocyte; leucocyte

• 送球そうきゅう

  throw

• 死球しきゅう

  pitch that hits the batter

• 球界きゅうかい

  the baseball world

• 球菌きゅうきん

  coccus

• 地球儀ちきゅうぎ

  Earth globe (model); terrestrial globe

• 初球しょきゅう

  pitcher's first pitch (to batter, or in the game)

• 速球そっきゅう

  fastball

• 制球せいきゅう

  (pitcher's) control

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