きう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of きう – see the following entries.

【球きゅう】3	[noun] sphere, globe, orb [noun] (baseball) pitch [noun] (slang, electronics) vacuum tube, valve
【九きゅう】1	[number] nine [noun] nine [noun] 究: an indeterminate large number, a myriad, a great many [noun] (divination) the number of yang, in opposition to 六 (roku, “six”) as the number of yin Alternative spelling 究
【休きゅう】1	[noun] rest; vacation
【旧きゅう】5	[noun] old things, original state, former state, old times [noun] the old calendar based on a lunar system [prefix] paleo-, ex-, old, previous, former
【灸きゅう】J	[noun] moxibustion
【鳩きゅう】J	[affix] pigeon, dove [affix] (by extension) gather together (from the way that pigeons flock together)

(This term, きう, is a historical hiragana spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.
For a list of all kanji read as きう, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きう.)

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