Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: ball

Kunyomi: まり

Onyomi: キク キュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: leather, rawhide

Examples

Onyomi Examples

躬如 キッキュウジョ deferential, humble, reverent, respectful

キクモン examination, interrogation, questioning

スイキク investigating (e.g. a criminal)

ケマリ kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

Kunyomi Examples

まり ball (for sport, games, etc.), kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

けまり kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

手毬 てまり traditional Japanese handball game