蹴る – 11 Japanese Verbs for Kicking

two cats grappling and kicking each-other

The Japanese word 蹴る(ける、)  means to kick. You can take this word and combine it with other verbs to create a compound verb to express even more specific ideas.

https://japaneseuniverse.com/2024/02/18/pac-man-in-japaneseconcepts-behind-development-to-global-icon/

Compound verbs are just two verbs stuck together. If you translate these from Japanese to English there is not always an exact equivalent. However, the list I provided below gives a close translation or explanation of what the word means.

Learn these words at Memrise.com

Word List for 蹴る

蹴散らす・蹴散らかす けちらす・けちらかす Clutter kick-kick about
蹴飛ばす・蹴り飛ばす・蹴っ飛ばす けとばす・けりとばす・けっとばす kick away
蹴落とす・蹴り落とす けおとす・けりおとす kick down, kick below
蹴り上げる けりあげる kick-up or into the air
蹴破る・蹴り破る けやぶる・けりやぶる break by kicking, kick down or open
蹴りつける けりつける kick; kick at (someone, something)
蹴り返す けりかえす kick back (ball, etc.), return a kick (kick a person back)
蹴り入れる けりいれる kick something into something else (for example a ball into a goal)
蹴り倒す けりたおす kick down or kick over something
蹴り殺す けりころす Kick to death
蹴り開ける けりあける kick open

Resources

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.