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Kanji Detail for 拳 - "fist, martial arts"

拳

  • Meaning

    拳 means "fist, martial arts." Also associated with punch.

    1. Fist - A closed hand.

    2. Punch - To strike with the fist.

    3. Martial arts - Combat sports using hands.

  • Words using 拳

    • 拳銃 けんじゅう Listen pistol; handgun
    • 拳骨 げんこつ Listen (clenched) fist; knuckles

  • Four-character idioms with 拳

    • 徒手空拳 としゅくうけん Listen being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
    • 赤手空拳 せきしゅくうけん Listen barehanded; having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something)
    • 鉄拳制裁 てっけんせいさい Listen (punishment by) striking with fists

  • Tattoo check: 拳

    • Verified meaning: fist, martial arts
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read けん, つとむ, つよし)
    • Also carries these associations: punch

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 拳

    Given names 拳(けん)Listen 拳(つとむ)Listen 拳(つよし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fist

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fist; various forms of boxing

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    fist; boxing

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fist; various forms of boxing

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A clenched hand. Such as 空拳赤掌. | Metaphor for small. Such as 拳石. | 拳拳: Appearance of holding carefully. (Doctrine of the Mean) "Upon getting one good, then holding it carefully in the heart without losing it." | A martial art. Training strength, able to fight with bare hands.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gen(ゲン) ゲン

    ken(ケン) ケン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kobushi(こぶし) こぶし

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    fist punch martial arts hand-to-hand combat aggression attack blow boxing closed hand defense fighting force hit impact karate knock knuckles power strength strike

Sentences including 拳

  • He had a gun on his person.

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