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球
[きゅう]
kyuu
noun, suffix, counter
English Meanings:
noun
- sphere
suffix, counter
- counter for balls
球体
[きゅうたい]
kyuutai
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- sphere; globe; orb
玉
[たま]
tama
noun, noun, used as a suffix
Alternate Written Forms:
English Meanings:
noun
- ball; sphere; globe; orb
- bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
- ball (in sports) (esp. 球)
- pile (of noodles, etc.)
- bullet (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
- bulb (i.e. a light bulb) (esp. 球)
- lens (of glasses, etc.)
- bead (of an abacus) (esp. 玉,珠)
- ball (i.e. a testicle) (esp. 玉)
- gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl (esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
- female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
- person (when commenting on their nature); character
- item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun, used as a suffix
- egg
noun, used as a suffix
- coin (usu. だま)
- precious; beautiful; excellent
滴
[しずく]
shizuku
noun, suru verb
Alternate Written Forms:
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- drop (e.g. of water); drip
粒
[つぶ]
tsubu
noun, counter
Alternate Written Forms:
粒
[つび]
tsubi
Outdated Reading
粒
[つぼ]
tsubo
Outdated Reading
English Meanings:
noun
- grain; bead; drop
counter
- counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
玉
[ぎょく]
gyoku
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- precious stone (esp. jade) (also formerly read as ごく)
- egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping) (occ. ギョク)
- stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold
- position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)
- geisha
- time charge for a geisha
- king (of the junior player)
Alternate Written Forms:
球
[まり]
mari
Irregular Kanji
English Meanings:
noun
- ball (for sport, games, etc.)
- kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
垂らし
[たらし]
tarashi
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
滴し
[たらし]
tarashi
English Meanings:
noun
- dripping; drop
球状体
[きゅうじょうたい]
kyuujoutai
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- spheroid; spherule
滴
[てき]
teki
counter
English Meanings:
counter
- counter for drops of liquid
English Meanings:
noun
- pellet
虫除け
[むしよけ]
mushiyoke
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
虫よけ
[むしよけ]
mushiyoke
English Meanings:
noun
- insecticide; insect repellent
報時球
[ほうじきゅう]
houjikyuu
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- time ball
火球
[かきゅう]
kakyuu
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- fireball
- bolide
English Meanings:
noun
- tube
English Meanings:
noun
- pipe; tube
- channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections
- tobacco pipe
煙管
[えんかん]
enkan
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
烟管
[えんかん]
enkan
English Meanings:
noun
- kiseru; Japanese smoking pipe
- fire tube (of a fire-tube boiler)
- chimney
煙管
[キセル]
kiseru
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- (tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem
- cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
鍾乳石
[しょうにゅうせき]
shounyuuseki
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
鐘乳石
[しょうにゅうせき]
shounyuuseki
Irregular Kanji
English Meanings:
noun
- stalactite
石筍
[せきじゅん]
sekijun
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- stalagmite