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蹴りつける (けりつける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蹴けりつける

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

kick (out at); give a kick

Emphasizes a forceful, directed kick, often with a sense of striking out at someone or something.

彼かれは怒おこってドアを蹴けりつけた。
He angrily kicked the door.
相あい手ての足あしを蹴けりつけて倒たおした。
He kicked his opponent's leg and knocked him down.

Written forms

蹴けりつける
Standard kanji spelling.
蹴けり付つけるUsage100%
Variant using 付ける; less common but acceptable.

Kanji

蹴kick
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

蹴ける
蹴る is the general verb for 'to kick'. 蹴りつける adds a nuance of striking or lashing out with a kick, often more forceful or aggressive.

Etymology

Compound of 蹴り (kicking, continuative form of 蹴る) + つける (to attach, apply, or do something forcefully). The つける here adds a sense of directing the action at a target.