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鞠 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「革」

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On
キク・キュウきく・きゅう · kiku · kyū
Kun
まりmari
Meaning
ball; to rear

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Leather 革 with 匊 as phonetic: the ball made of hide; also to rear a child.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蹴鞠けまり

    kemari, courtly kickball

  • 鞠育きくいく

    rearing; nurturing

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

宮中(きゅうちゅう)で蹴鞠(けまり)が催(もよお)されたという。

It is said that kemari was held at court.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

鞠育蹴鞠鞠育raise蹴kick靱tough…鞄bag鞍saddle鞘sheath鞭whip仇foe汲draw…灸moxibu…玖black…笈backpa…
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Compound

Map of radical 革Map of reading キクAll maps

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