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Kotomora

稽

think, consider

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • ケイ

Kun'yomi

  • かんが.える
  • とど.める

Meaning

稽 centers on careful mental examination: thinking deeply about something, considering it from different angles, or pausing to reflect before acting.

Most common words using 稽

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  • 稽古けいこ
    N3

    practice; practising; training; study

  • 滑稽こっけい
    N1

    funny; comical; humorous; laughable

  • 荒唐無稽こうとうむけい

    absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

  • 出稽古でげいこ

    giving lessons at pupils' homes

  • お稽古おけいこ

    practice; training

  • ぶつかり稽古ぶつかりげいこ

    head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice

  • 一人稽古ひとりげいこ

    practicing by oneself; self-instruction

  • 三番稽古さんばんげいこ

    a row of training matches with the same opponent

  • 下稽古したげいこ

    rehearsal; run-through; practice

  • 互角稽古ごかくけいこ

    training by participants of the same skill level (kendo)

  • 代稽古だいげいこ

    substitute teaching

  • 会稽の恥かいけいのはじ

    humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace

  • 会稽の恥を雪ぐかいけいのはじをすすぐ

    to avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor

  • 地稽古じげいこ

    training by two participants of the same skill level (kendo)

  • 場当たり稽古ばあたりけいこ

    dress rehearsal

  • 寒稽古かんげいこ

    mid-winter training

  • 山稽古やまげいこ

    outdoor practice

  • 形稽古かたげいこ

    form refinement training

  • 打ち込み稽古うちこみげいこ

    training performed by an attacker and a defender, involving intentional openings

  • 掛かり稽古かかりげいこ

    kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender

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Etymology

稽 is a phono-semantic compound: 禾 (grain) suggests careful examination or sorting, and 旨 (sweet, delicious) likely contributes the sound. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a scholar with a grain stalk (禾) in hand, pausing (尤) to taste (旨) its quality—stopping to think and consider carefully before deciding.

Reading mnemonic

For ケイ, imagine a thinker named Kay who always stops to consider every detail: Kay -> ケイ, and her thoughtful pause matches the kanji's meaning.