Japanese symbol for “screwball”
変化球
へんかきゅう
Romaji: henkakyuu
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
In Japanese, screwball is 変化球, read へんかきゅう (henkakyuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball (baseb)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “screwball”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スクリューボール | スクリューボール sukuryuubooru | screwball |
| シュートボール | シュートボール shuutobooru | screwball |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 変更 | へんこう henkou | change; modification; alteration |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 変わる | かわる kawaru | to change; to be transformed; to be altered |
| 変動 | へんどう hendou | change; fluctuation |
| 変身 | へんしん henshin | metamorphosis; disguise; transformation |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
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.