Japanese symbol for “bowling”
投球
とうきゅう
Romaji: toukyuu
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
In Japanese, bowling is 投球, read とうきゅう (toukyuu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bowling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ボウリング | ボウリング bouringu | bowling (esp. tenpin) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 投票 | とうひょう touhyou | voting; ballot; poll |
| 投資 | とうし toushi | investment |
| 投稿 | とうこう toukou | contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.) |
| 投げ | なげ nage | throw; throwing |
| 投手 | とうしゅ toushu | pitcher |
| 投入 | とうにゅう tounyuu | throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot) |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 野球 | やきゅう yakyuu | baseball |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.