膝蹴り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 膝蹴り combines 膝, knee, with 蹴り, a kicking action, to name a knee strike.
• Basic usage: It is a noun used when learning the form of a martial-arts technique or describing an action used in a match.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reading in the compound
  • 膝 is read ひざ; 蹴り on its own is けり, but becomes げり here, producing ひざげり.