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拳

拳 — fist

On
ケン, ゲン
Kun
こぶし
Strokes
10
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 拳

  • 拳こぶしfistCommon

    おまえも決して戦う拳を忘れるな。
    Never lose your fighting fists.

  • 拳骨げんこつ(clenched) fist; knucklesCommon

    彼はげんこつでテーブルをたたいた。
    He struck his fist on the table.

  • 拳銃けんじゅうpistol; handgunCommon

    その男は腰に拳銃をさげていた。
    The man wore a gun on his hip.

  • 拳法けんぽうChinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; quanfaOccasional
  • 鉄拳てっけんtightly clenched fistOccasional
  • 拳けんhand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)Rare
  • 拳万げんまんpinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promiseRare
  • 力拳ちからこぶしclenched fistRare
  • 裏拳うらけんbackhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)Rare
  • 野球拳やきゅうけんyakyūken; strip version of rock, paper, scissors (similar to strip poker)Rare
  • 拳士けんしkenpō practitioner; martial artist (esp. of hand-to-hand combat)Rare
  • 両拳りょうけんboth fistsRare
  • 暗殺拳あんさつけんdeadly fist; killer fistRare
  • 八極拳はっきょくけんbajiquan (Chinese martial art)Rare
  • 拳を打つけんをうつto play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)Rare
  • 自動拳銃じどうけんじゅうautomatic pistolRare
  • 回転式拳銃かいてんしきけんじゅうrevolverRare
  • 信号拳銃しんごうけんじゅうflare gun; Very pistol; signal pistolRare
  • 少林拳しょうりんけんShaolin kung fuRare
  • 北斗の拳ほくとのけんFist of the North Star (manga series and media franchise; written by Buronson a…Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 60 words that use 拳.

  • 拳 こぶし fist
  • 拳骨 げんこつ (clenched) fist; knuckles
  • 拳銃 けんじゅう pistol; handgun
  • 拳法 けんぽう Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; quanfa
  • 鉄拳 てっけん tightly clenched fist

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