| 188 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 275 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 257 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 379 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 845 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 736 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 726 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 739 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 935 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1319 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 658 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 944 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21011 | Morohashi |
| 969 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 935 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1005 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 370 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
302 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 球 【キュウ】 sphere, globe, ball, bulb, ball, sphere, counter for pitches
- 球威 【キュウイ】 (pitcher's) stuff
- 配球 【ハイキュウ】 combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
- 制球 【セイキュウ】 (pitcher's) control
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 玉突き 【たまつき】 billiards, pool, serial collisions (of cars)
- 電気の球 【でんきのたま】 electric (light) bulb
- 目の玉 【めのたま】 eyeball
Readings
- Japanese names:
- く
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- pelota
- esfera
Portuguese
- bola
- esfera
French
- balle
- sphère
| 3142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 1313.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7403 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 威 【イ】 power, authority, might, influence, dignity, majesty
- 威嚇 【イカク】 threat, intimidation, menace
- 球威 【キュウイ】 (pitcher's) stuff
- 国威 【コクイ】 national prestige
Kun reading compounds
- 脅す 【おどす】 to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)
- 縅 【おどし】 leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
- 脅し 【おどし】 threat, bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
- 糸威 【いとおどし】 binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
- 白糸威 【しろいとおどし】 binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
- 脅かす 【おどかす】 to threaten, to menace, to intimidate, to startle, to frighten, to scare
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 たけ、 たけし
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- dignidad
- majestad
- amenazar
- intimidar
- fuerza
Portuguese
- intimidar
- dignidade
- majestade
- ameaça
- ameaçar
French
- intimidant
- dignité
- majesté
- menacer
| 1002 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 982 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1803 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1011 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1194 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1251 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1339 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1422 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1333 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 428 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4394 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2993 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 370 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6259 | Morohashi |
| 3578 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1219 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 364 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 389 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 5320.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5a01 | Unicode hex code |