籠球

Japanese

Kanji in this term
籠	球
ろう Grade: S	きゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
篭球

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːkʲɨᵝː]

Noun

籠(ろう)球(きゅう) • (rōkyū) 

1. basketball

Usage notes

• 篭球(ろうきゅう) (rōkyū) is the extended shinjitai form and less commonly used.
• The loanwords バスケットボール (basukettobōru) and バスケ (basuke) are more common than the kanji word for "basketball".

Synonyms

• バスケットボール (basukettobōru)
• バスケ (basuke)

Korean

Hanja in this term
籠	球

Noun

籠球 • (nonggu) (hangeul 농구)

1. Hanja form^? of 농구 (“basketball”).