# 球 sphere

王 (king) + 求 (demand/ask) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

KYUU |

## Mnemonic

| The king demands that you show your CUTE spheres at the imperial court tomorrow.

## Kunyomi

たま | (narrow meaning) ball used in sports ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

地球(ちきゅう) | earth ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 球 (sphere) = 地球 (earth) the world, the physical planet Earth.
野球(やきゅう) | baseball ★★★☆☆ 野 (field) + 球 (sphere) = 野球 (baseball) soccer??? No, wait, badminton.
眼球(がんきゅう) | eyeball ☆☆☆☆☆ 眼 (eyeball) + 球 (sphere) = 眼球 (eyeball) eyeball (doctor's word- most people just say 目玉　（めだま）)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
救 | rescue | DIRECTOR |
球 | sphere | KING | 王

You gotta rescue the DIRECTOR from the KING'S balls.

## Synonyms

ball 玉 球
society, the world 世界 世の中 世間 社会 地球