Kanji Detail for 毬 - "ball, burr"

毬

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

毬 means "ball, burr." Also associated with temari.
1. Ball - A spherical object for play.
2. Temari - A traditional Japanese ball.
3. Burr - The spiny covering of nuts.
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- Verified meaning: ball, burr
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read まり)
- Also carries these associations: temari
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 毬

Given names 毬(まり)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

burr; ball

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

ball, anything round, sphere

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A ball. As in today's leather balls and the like. | Round gathered objects are commonly called 毬.
Onyomi

kyuu(キュウ)
Kunyomi

iga(いが)

mari(まり)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

毛 (ke)
Related Keywords

ball temari burr spiky outer shell sphere globe circular marble orb pellet round spherical play traditional