| 233 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1530 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 41954 | Morohashi |
| 2469 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6496 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2878 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2890 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1856 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雀躍 【ジャクヤク】 leaping for joy, exultation
- 雀羅 【ジャクラ】 sparrow net
- 黄雀 【コウジャク】 tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
- インド孔雀 【インドクジャク】 Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), common peafowl, blue peafowl
- 雀鬼 【ジャンキ】 skilled mahjong player
- 雀球 【ジャンキュウ】 jankyū, combination of Japanese pinball and mahjong
- 脱衣麻雀 【ダツイマージャン】 strip mahjong
- 賭け麻雀 【カケマージャン】 mahjong gambling, playing mahjong for money
Kun reading compounds
- 雀 【すずめ】 tree sparrow (Passer montanus), talkative person, knowledgeable person
- 雀色 【すずめいろ】 light reddish brown
- 入内雀 【にゅうないすずめ】 russet sparrow (Passer rutilans), cinnamon sparrow
- 京雀 【きょうすずめ】 gossipy Kyotoite
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ざく
- Korean:
- jag
Spanish
- gorrión
Portuguese
French
| 1175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 9021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96c0 | Unicode hex code |
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), pitch (e.g. in baseball), 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
| 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) |
| 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 |