Meanings
Readings
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Orig. ichidan verb
to kick
to refuse; to reject
to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
kick
to kick about; to kick around
to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
Transitive verb
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to expose
Intransitive verb
to open up (of clothing); to be exposed
Archaic; Transitive verb
to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); to stretch
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard
to refuse curtly; to reject outright
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; brushing aside
beating easily; defeating handily
Orig. meaning
one kick
to kick into the air; to kick up
to kick from below
to kick (out at)
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