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鞠

JLPT N1 · 17 strokes

The kanji 鞠 — “ball (name)”

鞠 means ball (name) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 17 strokes and uses the leather radical (革).

Stroke order · 17 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): キク、キュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): まり
Radical: 革 · leather
Strokes: 17

How to remember 鞠

A leather-wrapped (革) sphere — mari. 鞠 — the leather cousin of 毬; the ancient game 蹴鞠; in names: 鞠子.

Example words with 鞠

Kun'yomi readings

鞠まりball; Mari (name)

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