Kanji
鞠
N1
17 strokes
Grade 9
ball
On'yomi (音読み)
キク、 キュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
まり
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
鞠躬如
きっきゅうじょ
deferential; humble
鞠問
きくもん
questioning (someone) about a crime; interrogation
推鞠
すいきく
investigating (e.g. a criminal)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
鞠
まり
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
ゴム鞠
ゴムまり
rubber ball
蹴鞠
けまり
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan