# 蹴 — kick

蹴 means “kick”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: シュウ (shuu). Kun'yomi: け(る) (keru). You'll see it in words such as 蹴る (keru, “to kick”).

- Meaning: kick
- On'yomi: シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi: け(る) (keru)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 4

## How to remember 蹴

Sounds like 就: both read シュウ.

Parts: 足 foot · 就 take up a post

## Words with 蹴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 蹴る | ける (keru) | to kick |

## More in the “Moving 4” set

[垂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/) · [旋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rotate/) · [奔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dash/) · [遷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/transfer/) · [堕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/degenerate/) · [逐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drive-out/) · [蹴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kick/) · [遡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-upstream/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kick/. Last updated 2026-11-01.