鞠

Readings

Kana: キク、キュウ、まり

Romaji: kiku, kyū, mari

Kana

Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: まい

Romaji: mai

Kana

Romaji

Meaning

ball

Stroke Diagram

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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