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拳

fist
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingケン、ゲン
Kun readingこぶし
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. fistRtK
    彼は拳で私の顔面を殴った。He struck me in the face with his fist.tatoeba
    握った拳はストレスを示すこともある。A closed fist can indicate stress.tatoeba

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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quarter · hand (手)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1290

Compound words

拳骨げんこつ
(clenched) fist; knuckles
拳銃けんじゅう
pistol; handgun
拳玉けんだま
kendama
拳闘けんとう
boxing
拳法けんぽう
Chinese martial arts
拳螺さざえ
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
燕青拳えんせいけん
Yangqingquan
形意拳けいいけん
shape-of-the-mind fist
虎燕拳こえんけん
Tiger Swallow Fist
庄屋拳しょうやけん
shōya-ken
咏春拳えいしゅんけん
Wing Chun (traditional Chinese martial art)
截拳道ジークンドー
Jeet Kune Do (martial art founded by Bruce Lee)
螳螂拳とうろうけん
praying mantis style
蟷螂拳とうろうけん
praying mantis style
跆拳道テコンドー
taekwondo
じゃん拳じゃんけん
rock-paper-scissors (game)
ジャン拳じゃんけん
rock-paper-scissors (game)
拳々服膺けんけんふくよう
firmly bear in mind
拳拳服膺けんけんふくよう
firmly bear in mind
鉄拳制裁てっけんせいさい
(punishment by) striking with fists

Additional Examples

彼はテーブルを拳骨でどんどんたたいた。
He banged his fist on the table.tatoeba
人の心臓はその人の握り拳とほぼ同じだ。
A man's heart is about as large as his fist.tatoeba
彼は拳銃を身につけていた。
He had a gun on his person.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 拳

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