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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

毬: burr, ball

JLPT N111 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

毛 carries the meaning · 求 is drawn in

11 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

まりmari · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 毬まりball (for sport, games, etc.)
  • 手毬てまりtraditional Japanese handball (game)

Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.

  • 松毬まつかさpinecone; pine cone

Also read キュウ, いが, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“A fuzzy feeling! This radical represents the natural covering of animals and the fine, organic details of human growth.”
More in the 毛 hair story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
毛

Also built on hair (毛)

All 2
求

Also built on request (求)

Also read キュウ

28 kanji share this on'yomiAll 28

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
毬 burr · 毛
vs球 ball · 王
毬 has 毛 where 球 has 王.
In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · qiú

Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.

Pinyin qiú most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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