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稽

think
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingケイ
Kun readingかんが.える、とど.める
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. think
    彼の気取った話し方がとても滑稽におもえた。His affected manner of speaking seemed very absurd to me.tatoeba
    1848年稽古通詞1848: He became a Keiko-tsuji (Trainee translator).wiki
  2. consider
  3. trainingRtK
  1. practice
  2. practising
  3. training
  4. study

Popular Usage

稽古

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · understandably · chihuahua with one human leg · delicious · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 983

Compound words

稽古けいこ
practice; practising; training; study
滑稽こっけい
funny; comical; humorous; laughable; ridiculous
無稽むけい
unfounded
下稽古したげいこ
rehearsal
滑稽本こっけいぼん
comic novel (Edo period)
稽えるかんがえる
to think (about, of)
出稽古でげいこ
giving lessons at pupils' homes
代稽古だいげいこ
substitute teaching
朝稽古あさげいこ
early-morning practice
滑稽諧謔こっけいかいぎゃく
smooth-talking and humorous
荒唐無稽こうとうむけい
absurd

Additional Examples

稽古場の真ん中の踊り子は今にも踊り始めようとしています。
The dancer in the middle of the room is ready to begin.tatoeba
1848年稽古通詞
1848: He became a Keiko-tsuji (Trainee translator).wiki
二人一組の形稽古中心。
It is centered around kata (a form) training in pairs.wiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

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