kick

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is しゅう, and the kun reading is ける. It has 19 strokes and relates to kicking or rejecting an offer.
• Basic usage: 蹴る is read ける, and 蹴り is read けり.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 蹴る / 蹴り
  • 蹴る means kick or reject and is read ける. It can mean physically kicking a ball or firmly rejecting an offer.
  • 条件が合わず、彼はその申し出を蹴った。 means “The terms did not suit him, so he rejected the offer.”
  • 蹴り means kick and is read けり. It is the noun for a kick or for kicking form.
  • 空手の稽古で蹴りの姿勢を直してもらった。 means “My kicking form was corrected during karate practice.”