Illustration: At a neighborhood pottery workshop, a child has carefully rolled clay into a smooth sphere. It escapes across the wooden worktable, and the child lunges with both hands to catch it before the edge.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

球きゅう

kyuu

ball, sphere

Usually appears in compounds such as 地球 and 野球. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 地球ちきゅうは丸まるい。

    The earth is round.

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  2. 野球やきゅうは得意とくい？

    Are you good at baseball?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 速球そっきゅうを投なげる。

    I’ll throw a fastball.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 球

  • 球ball; sphereOnキュウKunたま

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