# 球 — Sphere

Frequency rank 420 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 息 (Breath), less common than 段 (Steps).

- On’yomi: きゅう
- Kun’yomi: たま
- Radical: 玉 Jade (Kangxi 96)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX
- School grade: 3
- Strokes: 11

A king (王) makes a request (求) — the king requests the finest sphere, a perfect golden ball for his crown.

In words:

- 球 きゅう — globe,sphere,ball
- 球根 きゅうこん — (plant) bulb
- 地球 ちきゅう — the earth

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