| 5133 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 43551 | Morohashi |
| 6640 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 顆 【カ】 condyle, counter for grains and small spheres
- 顆節目 【カセツモク】 Condylarthra, extinct order of mammals
- 印顆 【インカ】 stamp, seal
Readings
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 9a8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-9 | SKIP code |
| 6198.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-80-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9846 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1635 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 粒 【ツブ】 grain, bead, drop, counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
- 粒子 【リュウシ】 particle, grain
- 細粒 【サイリュウ】 fine grain, fine granule, microsphere
- 粒々 【リュウリュウ】 each grain, every grain
Kun reading compounds
- 粒 【つぶ】 grain, bead, drop, counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
- 粒状 【りゅうじょう】 granular, granulated
- 米粒 【こめつぶ】 grain of rice
- 小粒 【こつぶ】 small grain, small stature or ability
Readings
- Korean:
- rib
Spanish
- grano
- gota
- contador para partículas diminutas
Portuguese
- graões
- gota
- sufixo para contagem de partículas pequeninas
French
- grain
- goutte
- compteur de particules
| 1900 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1525 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3471 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1654 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 805 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1389 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1700 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1816 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1558 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1498 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1682 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1213 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 931 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26884 | Morohashi |
| 1328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4392 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 922 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 990 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1471 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1073 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 9091.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c92 | 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), 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 |