sphere

(king) + (demand/ask) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

KYUU

Mnemonic

The king demands that you show your CUTE spheres at the imperial court tomorrow.

Kunyomi

たま (narrow meaning) ball used in sports
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

地球(ちきゅう)

earth ★★★★☆
(area) + (sphere) = 地球 (earth)

the world, the physical planet Earth.

野球(やきゅう)

baseball ★★★☆☆
(field) + (sphere) = 野球 (baseball)

soccer??? No, wait, badminton.

眼球(がんきゅう)

eyeball ☆☆☆☆☆
(eyeball) + (sphere) = 眼球 (eyeball)

eyeball (doctor's word- most people just say 目玉 (めだま))

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
rescue DIRECTOR
sphere KING

You gotta rescue the DIRECTOR from the KING'S balls.

Synonyms

ball
玉    球   
society, the world
世界    世の中    世間    社会    地球