| 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
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14745 | Morohashi |
| 930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6839 | Unicode hex code |