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蹴

kick
Stroke count: 19

Readings

On readingシュク、シュウ
Kun readingけ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. kickRtK
    彼は足でそのボールを蹴った。He kicked the ball with his foot.tatoeba
    彼は自分に向かって走ってきた犬を蹴った。He kicked the dog which ran at him.tatoeba
  1. to kick
  2. to refuse
  3. to reject
  4. to stamp (on the ground)
  5. to firmly press one's feet (against something)

Popular Usage

蹴る蹴飛ばす

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wooden leg · mouth (口) · stop (止) · footprint (止) · concerning · capital · tall · top hat (亠) · mouth (口) · small (小) · little (小) · understandably · chihuahua with one human leg

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2122

Compound words

蹴るける
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
一蹴いっしゅう
flatly rejecting
蹴鞠けまり
kemari
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)
一蹴りひとけり
one kick
蹴躓くけつまずく
to stumble (over)
石蹴りいしけり
form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course
蹴とばすけとばす
to kick (hard)
蹴散らすけちらす
to kick about
蹴上げるけあげる
to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.)
一蹴するいっしゅうする

Additional Examples

彼は私の横っ腹を蹴った。
He kicked me in the side.tatoeba
彼はわざと私を蹴った。
He kicked me on purpose.tatoeba

Stroke Order

19 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蹴

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