| 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 5
JLPT level N4
389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 質 【シツ】 quality, value, nature, inherent quality, character, logical quality
- 質疑 【シツギ】 question, interpellation
- 変質 【ヘンシツ】 alteration (of character or essence), change in quality, transformation, deterioration, degeneration, transmutation, perversion (esp. sexual)
- タンパク質 【タンパクシツ】 protein
- 質 【シチ】 pawn, pawned article, pledge, security, guarantee
- 質屋 【シチヤ】 pawnshop
- 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
- 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article
- 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
- 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article
Kun reading compounds
- 質 【たち】 nature (of a person), disposition, temperament, nature (of something), character, kind, sort
- たちが良い 【たちがいい】 good-natured, of good character
- 質す 【ただす】 to ask (about), to inquire, to enquire, to question, to make sure of
Readings
- Korean:
- jil, ji
Spanish
- substancia
- contenido
- simplicidad
- calidad
- depósito
- custodia
Portuguese
- substância
- qualidade
- matéria
- temperamento
French
- substance
- matière
- qualité
- tempérament
| 628 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 699 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 369 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 325 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 253 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2395 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 176 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 176 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 238 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1737 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3483 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1146 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36833 | Morohashi |
| 2808 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5817 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1137 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1219 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 359 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 808 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-13-2 | SKIP code |
| 7280.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cea | Unicode hex code |