球 Sphere

Radical Combination

• 王

  King
• 求

  Request

Meaning

Primary

Sphere

Alternative

Ball

Mnemonic

The king requests a sphere!

Hints

Imagine the king holding a sphere in his hand, and looking at it. It's a green sphere, and that is because...

Readings

On’yomi

きゅう

Kun’yomi

たま

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The sphere is a cucumber (きゅう) sphere. A strange sphere shaped cucumber.

Hints

Now imagine the king requesting a cucumber sphere, and holding it up to look at it. If you want, have him take a bite out of the sphere, and say "this sphere is a cucumber?" Imagine the taste of it. Imagine the smell, and its bumpy cucumber skin.