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球きゅう

N3
きゅう kyuu
  1. globe
  2. sphere
  3. ball
noun

Chinese meanings

球;球体

Examples

  • 地球は球のような形をしている。
    The earth is shaped like a sphere.
    地球的形状像球。
  • 球は小川の中に転がり込んだ。
    The ball rolled into the stream.
    球滚进了小溪。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('db7f32ec4c'); // 球
{
  "id": "db7f32ec4c",
  "word": "球",
  "reading": "きゅう",
  "romaji": "kyuu",
  "meanings": [
    "globe",
    "sphere",
    "ball"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1229880,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "地球は球のような形をしている。",
      "en": "The earth is shaped like a sphere.",
      "tatoeba_id": 126968
    },
    {
      "ja": "球は小川の中に転がり込んだ。",
      "en": "The ball rolled into the stream.",
      "tatoeba_id": 182377
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "17db182db85ff1bbcdf2adfb21c67b96d87b7ca391fa0e9c44ecbffc203a7155",
    "meanings": [
      "球",
      "球体"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "地球は球のような形をしている。",
        "zh": "地球的形状像球。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "球は小川の中に転がり込んだ。",
        "zh": "球滚进了小溪。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/db7f32ec4c",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1229880; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "a3e8e82220466edbcba60ca4d9cd40c2b94d3b4cc0023f07f01ed01e6a1cf994"
  }
}