kick
On'yomi (音読み)
- シュク
- シュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- け.る
About this kanji
The kanji 蹴 (pronounced 'keru' in kun'yomi) primarily means 'to kick.' It is commonly used as a verb, demonstrating action. For example, 蹴る (keru) means 'to kick.' You’ll also find it in compounds like 一蹴 (isshū), which refers to a flat rejection, and 蹴球 (shūkyū), which means football, particularly soccer. Another interesting compound is 足蹴 (ashige), which highlights kicking with the foot. Note that 蹴 can have a sports context, especially in football terminology, so it's useful in discussions about games or physical activities.
Example sentences
ボールを力強く蹴った。
I kicked the ball with force.
Meanings across languages
- English
- kick
- Tiếng Việt
- đá
- 日本語
- 蹴, ける
- 한국어
- 차다
- 中文
- 踢
- id
- tendangan
- th
- เตะ
- es
- patada
- fr
- coup de pied
- de
- Tritt
- pt
- chute
Common compounds
- 蹴るけるto kick, to refuse, to reject
- 一蹴いっしゅうflatly rejecting, curtly refusing, brushing aside
- 蹴球しゅうきゅうfootball (soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. soccer)
- 先蹴せんしゅうkick-off (esp. rugby)
- 足蹴あしげkick, treating (someone) poorly
- 蹴爪けづめspur (of a chicken, pheasant, etc.), cockspur, calcar
- 蹴りけりkick
- 蹴鞠けまりkemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
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