We played ball sports in PE class.
Only when written 球戯
Dated term for billiards, using the older kanji 球戯. Modern Japanese normally uses ビリヤード.
See also: ビリヤード
In the past, 球戯 referred to billiards.
My older brother is good at ball sports, especially basketball.
We did a ball game activity in PE class.
ビリヤード is the modern standard word for billiards, while 球技 in its dated second sense (from 球戯) refers to the same game with old-fashioned kanji.
Standard modern spelling for ball games in general.
Dated kanji form, now largely replaced by 球技. Used specifically for billiards in older contexts.
Compound of 球 (ball) and 技 (technique, skill). The variant 球戯 uses 戯 (play, game) and is now dated.