Word details

癖球

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 癖球.

Dictionary

Entry

癖球曲球クセ球くせ球くせだま (癖球/曲球/くせ球)クセだま (クセ球)NounFreq #175563
1

Baseball

junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch

2

unexpected move; unorthodox measure

3

曲球 only

statement, request, etc. with an ulterior motive

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

18 strokesFrequency 1,973JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヘキ

Kun

くせくせ.に

ball, sphere

11 strokesFrequency 302JLPT N2Grade 3

On

キュウ

Kun

たま

Nanori

bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean

6 strokesFrequency 810JLPT N2Grade 3

On

キョク

Kun

ま.がるま.げるくま

Nanori

まがた

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