| 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
2013 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 茎頂 【ケイチョウ】 tip of a stem (of a plant)
- 茎葉 【ケイヨウ】 stems and leaves
- 塊茎 【カイケイ】 tuber
- 包茎 【ホウケイ】 phimosis
- 包茎 【ホウケイ】 phimosis
- 陰茎 【インケイ】 penis
Kun reading compounds
- 茎 【くき】 stalk, stem
- 茎茶 【くきちゃ】 twig tea, stem tea, kukicha, tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
- 水茎 【みずぐき】 writing brush, writing, handwriting
- 一茎 【ひとくき】 one stem
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- tallo
- caña
- raíz
Portuguese
- caule
- talo
French
- tige
- queue
| 1194 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1995 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3912 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1700 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 684 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1474 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1571 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1836 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 647 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2788 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1432 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 722 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30861PX | Morohashi |
| 2242 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 715 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 772 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1214 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4410.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 830e | Unicode hex code |