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Kanji Detail for 鞠 - "ball"
鞠
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Meaning
鞠 means "ball." Also associated with to interrogate, to nurture.
Ball - A leather ball; kemari (kickball).
To bend - To bow; to curve the body.
To interrogate - To question a criminal; to investigate.
To nurture - To raise; to bring up.
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Tattoo check: 鞠
- Verified meaning: ball
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read きく, くつく, まり)
- Also carries these associations: to interrogate, to nurture
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 鞠
Given names 鞠(きく)
鞠(まり)
Surnames 鞠(くつく)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
ball
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
bow, bend; rear, raise, nourish
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Ju
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The leather ball used in games today. Kicking a ball was anciently called 蹋鞠 or 蹙鞠. | To nourish. The Book of Odes says: "Mother nourished me." | To bend. As in 鞠躬 (bowing) in ceremonies. | Same as 菊. The Book of Rites says: "Chrysanthemums have yellow flowers."
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