キュー
Meanings
1
cue stick; cue (billiards/pool)
Refers to the stick used to strike the balls in billiards or pool.
Pick up a billiard cue.
2
cue (signal); cue (music/theatre)
A signal for an actor, musician, or technician to begin an action. Used in performance and broadcasting contexts.
The stage manager gives the cue.
Usage patterns
- キューで〈物〉を突くto strike (a ball) with a cue stick
He struck the white ball with his cue.
- 〈人〉にキューを出すto give someone their cue (to start speaking, playing, etc.)
The director gave the actor his cue.
- キューを構えるto ready/hold a cue stick before a shot
She held her cue and waited for the right moment to shoot.
- キューが入るfor the cue (signal to start) to come in
When the music cue came in, the dancers started moving.
Expressions
- キューに入れるenqueue; put in a queue