Vocabulary

What does 球 (きゅう, kyuu) mean?

球 (きゅう, kyuu) means sphere, ball.

Quick facts
Readingきゅう
Romajikyuu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
きゅう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkyuu

sphere, ball

  1. 1noun sphere; globe; ball
  2. 2noun ball; sphere
  3. 3counter counter for pitches

Example sentences

  • The Earth is a large sphere.

  • In math class we learned about problems involving spheres.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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