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球 = 王 + 求

球 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ball”. It is built from 王 (king) and 求 (request). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1005.

Keyword
ball
RTK frame
1005
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たま
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
мяч
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
球 ball

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 王 king
  2. 求 request

How to find 球 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “king” + “request”. 球 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 球 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.