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Zach

鞠

Readings

Kana: キク、キュウ、まり
Romaji: kiku, kyū, mari
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: まい
Romaji: mai
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

ball

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  177
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-9-8
Korean Reading:  gug
Chinese Reading:  ju1
Unicode:  97a0
JIS:  3547

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5101
New Nelson Index: 6589
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6b11.6
Four Corner Index: 4752.0
Japanese Names Index: 2664
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42892
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0167
Remembering the kanji Index: 2787
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1173
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1602
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2808
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2268

Words

鞠 (まり)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
手毬 (てまり)
traditional Japanese handball game
鞠躬如 (きっきゅうじょ、きくきゅうじょ)
deferential; humble; reverent; respectful
蹴鞠 (けまり、しゅうきく)
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
鞠問 (きくもん)
examination; interrogation; questioning
推鞠 (すいきく)
investigating (e.g. a criminal)
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