蹴球

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Chinese

carefully; kick; tread on
carefully; kick; tread on; stamp
 
ball; sphere
simp. and trad.
(蹴球)
alternative forms 蹴毬蹴球

Pronunciation


Noun

蹴球

  1. (rare) ancient Chinese ball game; appeared after cuju.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅう
Grade: S
きゅう
Grade: 3
kan'yōon kan'on

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 (shū, kick) +‎ (kyū, ball).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゅう)(きゅう) (shūkyūしうきう (siukiu)?

  1. (rare) soccer
    Synonyms: サッカー (sakkā), ア式蹴球 (a-shiki shūkyū)
  2. (rare) football
    Synonym: フットボール (futtobōru)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

蹴球 (chukgu) (hangeul 축구)

  1. hanja form? of 축구 (soccer)