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In [_Ro-Kyu-Bu!_](http://myanimelist.net/anime/10572/Ro-Kyu-Bu!), high school
student Subaru begins teaching an elementary school girls' basketball team.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bLXQu.jpg)

However, I can't seem to find any relationship between the syllables _ro_ (ろ),
_kyu_ (きゅ), and _bu_ (ぶ) with anything basketball- or coaching-related.

What is the origin of the name _Ro-Kyu-Bu_ , and what does it mean?


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What is the significance of the title "Ro-Kyu-Bu!"?


Translated from the [Japanese Wikipedia article for Ro-Kyu-
Bu](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6%E3%81%8D%E3%82%85%E3%83%BC%E3%81%B6!#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81):

> The title comes from "roukyuu" (籠球, the Japanese name for basketball)
> combined with "kyuubu" (休部, Japanese for a club whose activities have been
> suspended).

The Wikipedia article cites a [Dengeki interview with Aoyama
Sag](http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/139/139129/), the original light
novel's author. I've translated the relevant question below, with explanation
in parentheses:

> **Dengeki** : I wanted to ask about the title. Shigusawa-sensei (author of
> Kino no Tabi) wrote in a review, "Is it OK to just combine roukyuu and
> kyuubu?" But is this even a correct interpretation (of the title)?
>
> **Aoyama-sensei:** It's just as Shigusawa-sensei said. He is 100% correct.


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