Kanji Detail for 蹴 - "to kick, to reject"

蹴

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

蹴 means "to kick, to reject." Also associated with to step.
1. Kick - To strike with the foot.
2. Reject - To refuse; to turn down.
3. Tread - To step on.
Tattoo check: 蹴
- Verified meaning: to kick, to reject
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read しゅう)
- Also carries these associations: to step
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.
Name readings of 蹴

Given names 蹴(しゅう)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

kick

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

kick; tread on; leap; solemn

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

carefully; to kick; to tread on; to stamp

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to leap; to kick; solemn

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To step on. Walking quickly behind someone is called 蹴. Such as saying 一蹴卽至 (arriving in one step). | To kick something with the foot. | Same as 蹴.
Onyomi

shuku(シュク)

shuu(シュウ)
Kunyomi

ke.ru(け-る)
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

足 (ashi・ashihen)
Related Keywords

to kick to reject to step tread boot foot punt strike thrust stride refuse repel propel cautious