How to say 'Kick' in Japanese | 蹴る

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The Japanese word for Kick is 'Keru', written as 蹴る in Japanese.'Kick' in hiragana is ける.

word

蹴る

Meaning

Kick

Reading

ける

keru

Kanji

蹴Kick

Explanation

The Japanese verb '蹴る (ける)' means 'to kick'. It is used to describe the action of striking or hitting something with the foot. This verb can be used in both literal and figurative contexts. For example: he kicked the ball「彼はボールを蹴った」(かれはボールをけった). She kicked the habit「彼女はその癖を蹴った」(かのじょはそのくせをけった). In the second example, '蹴る' is used figuratively to mean 'to quit' or 'to give up' a habit. The verb can also be used in various forms to indicate different tenses or levels of politeness.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5204

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 蹴る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

蹴

Meaning

Kick

Hiragana in the Word 蹴る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

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What does 'Keru' (蹴る) mean?

'Keru' means 'Kick' .

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