9 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 3rd grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            class, rank, grade
On'yomi
- キュ - ウ - (school) grade ②class ③kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.) 
Nanori
- しな 
Character Breakdown
class, rank, grade
キュウ しな (3rd, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
References
| Unicode hex code | 7D1A | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-21-73 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 3496 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 4437 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1279 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1630 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 859 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1175 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1353 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1453 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 505 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1680 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 228 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 27258P | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 255 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 568 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 577 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 187 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 811 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 273 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 323 | 
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 373 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 410 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1513 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1365 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 6a3.2 | 
| Four corner code | 2794.7 | 
| De Roo Code | 2767 |