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鞠: ball (traditional)

ball (traditional)
17 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
キク・キュウ
Kun
まり

Usually まり, as in 手鞠 and 蹴鞠; the on-reading キク is rare (鞠問).

Key words

鞠まりball
手鞠てまりhandball (temari)
蹴鞠けまりkemari (court ball game)
鞠問きくもんinterrogation (literary)

Example sentences

A kitten runs around chasing a rolling ball.

The children played bouncing a temari ball at New Year.

At a shrine in Kyoto, I watched a kemari demonstration.

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