kyu

See also: kyû, kyū, and kyū-

English

Etymology

From Japanese 級 (kyū).

Noun

kyu (plural kyus)

1. A grade or rank in various Japanese activities such as martial arts, flower arranging, and the game of go.

Anagrams

• yuk

Japanese

Romanization

kyu

1. Rōmaji transcription of きゅ
2. Rōmaji transcription of キュ

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English cue, the English name of the letter Q/q.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkju/, [ˈkju]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: kyu

Noun

kyu (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q, in the Filipino alphabet.

   Synonym: (in the Abecedario) cu

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi

Further reading

• “kyu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018