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Naname-keri

Or Mawashi geri: Roundhouse Kick – a Judo kick

Type
Kicks
Martial arts
Judo
Japanese
斜蹴
Meaning
Or Mawashi geri: Roundhouse Kick
Listed in
Sekito-ate-waza (judo techniques)

Kanji in 斜蹴

diagonal, slanting, oblique
on: シャ
kun: なな.め、はす
11 strokes · JLPT 1
kick
on: シュク、シュウ
kun: け.る
19 strokes

Other Judo kicks

Japanese terms for kicks

TermReadingMeaning
回し蹴りmawashigeriroundhouse kick; turning kick
飛び蹴りtobigeridropkick; flying kick
ハイキックhaikikkuhigh kick
マルテーロmaruteeromartelo; roundhouse kick in capoeira
ネリチャギnerichagiaxe kick; ax kick
かかと落としkakatootoshiaxe kick; ax kick
ケイシャーダkeishaadaqueixada (capoeira kick at the opponent's jaw); outward crescent kick
サイドキックsaidokikkuside kick
後ろ回し蹴りushiromawashigerispin kick

; kanji data KANJIDIC2 and KanjiVG. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.