| 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 grade 3
JLPT level N2
1479 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 収集 【シュウシュウ】 collecting, accumulating, gathering, collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.), garbage collection, waste collection
- 拾得 【シュウトク】 finding (lost property), picking up
- 十 【ジュウ】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
Kun reading compounds
- 拾う 【ひろう】 to pick up, to gather, to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped), to select, to choose, to pick out, to get (unexpectedly), to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.), to snatch (an unexpected victory), to pull off, to pick up (someone in a car), to flag down (a taxi), to hail, to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.), to (just manage to) return (the ball), to return (a difficult shot), to take on (someone in adverse circumstances), to employ, to give a job, to take in, to walk, to go on foot
Readings
- Korean:
- seub, sib
Spanish
- recoger
- colectar
Portuguese
- pegar
- juntar
- achado
- continuar a pé
French
- ramasser
- cueillir
- trouver
- aller à pied
- 10 (X)
| 425 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 321 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 305 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1599 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1901 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 625 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 568 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 802 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1445 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1538 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 273 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 890 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 454 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 279 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 674 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12014 | Morohashi |
| 379 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2149 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 667 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 720 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 329 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 5806.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62fe | Unicode hex code |