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Chinese
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carefully; kick; tread on carefully; kick; tread on; stamp
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ball; sphere
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simp. and trad. (蹴球)
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蹴
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球
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alternative forms
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蹴毬/蹴球
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Pronunciation
Noun
蹴球
- (rare) ancient Chinese ball game; appeared after cuju.
Japanese
Etymology
Unclear. Either from Middle Chinese 蹴球 (MC tshjuwk gjuw, literally “kick + ball”), or a coinage in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements as a compound of 蹴 (shū, “kick”) + 球 (kyū, “ball”).
Pronunciation
Noun
蹴球 • (shūkyū) ←しうきう (siukiu)?
- (rare) soccer
- Synonyms: サッカー (sakkā), ア式蹴球 (a-shiki shūkyū)
- (rare) football
- Synonym: フットボール (futtobōru)
References
Korean
Noun
蹴球 • (chukgu) (hangeul 축구)
- hanja form? of 축구 (“soccer”)