毬

burr; ball

11 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2431.

Readings

• まり (kun reading): 手毬 (てまり) traditional Japanese handball (game); 毬投げ (まりなげ) playing catch
• いが (kun reading): 毬栗 (いがぐり) chestnut in its burr
• キュウ (on reading): 打毬 (だきゅう) dakyū

Components

• 毛
• 求
• 丶 radical dot
• 亠 radical lid
• 毛 radical fur
• 水 radical water

Words using 毬

• 手毬 (てまり) traditional Japanese handball (game)
• 毬投げ (まりなげ) playing catch
• 手毬花 (てまりばな) temaribana
• 金葉手毬 (きんばでまり) Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum
• 毬栗 (いがぐり) chestnut in its burr
• 打毬 (だきゅう) dakyū
• 毬 (かさ) cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
• 毬杖 (ぎっちょう) ball-and-mallet game played during New Year's celebrations

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