VocabJLPT N1
kick
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. kick
This katakana noun refers to the physical action of striking something with one's foot, commonly used in sports like soccer and martial arts. It is also used more broadly to describe any kicking motion or, in computing, the initiation of a process.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

How hard do you have to kick a door to actually break it?

Sentence 2

At what angle do you kick the ball to make it curve?

Sentence 3

"Did you see that kick?" my friend said excitedly.

Sentence 4

Why did you kick the ball so hard?

Sentence 5

Even after being told to stop, he kept kicking the ball.