# kyu

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,806

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

## Etymology
From Japanese 級 (kyū).

## Easily confused with
- **k** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/k-vs-kyu)
- **kI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ki-vs-kyu)
- **ka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ka-vs-kyu)
- **ky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ky-vs-kyu)
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kyu)
- **KC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kc-vs-kyu)
- **Ku** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ku-vs-kyu)
- **KS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ks-vs-kyu)
- **Ke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ke-vs-kyu)
- **KD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kd-vs-kyu)
- **KB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kb-vs-kyu)
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kt-vs-kyu)
- **kk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kk-vs-kyu)
- **KL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kl-vs-kyu)
- **K2** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/k2-vs-kyu)
- **KP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kp-vs-kyu)
- **KJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kj-vs-kyu)
- **K9** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/k9-vs-kyu)
- **KF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kf-vs-kyu)
- **key** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/key-vs-kyu)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kyu