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Where does “蹴鞠” come from?

蹴鞠 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 蹴鞠 — cuju.

蹴鞠 (Japanese): Kemari; an ancient, but still used today,...

Definitions

  1. Kemari; an ancient, but still used today,...

Ancestry of “蹴鞠”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese蹴鞠cuju

Words derived from “蹴鞠”

  • kemari
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