蹴球

Chinese
 
carefully; kick; tread on; stamp
 ball; sphere
simp. and trad.
(蹴球)		 蹴 球
variant forms 蹴毬

Pronunciation

Noun

蹴球

  1. (rare) accient China ball game appeared after cuju.

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蹴 球
しゅう
Grade: S		 きゅう
Grade: 3
kan’yōon kan’on

Etymology

Unclear. Either from Middle Chinese 蹴球 (MC t͡sʰɨuk̚ ɡɨu, 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 (hiragana しゅうきゅう, rōmaji shūkyū, historical hiragana しうきう)

  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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
蹴球

Noun

蹴球 • (chukgu) (hangeul 축구)

  1. Hanja form? of 축구 (“soccer”).
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