Japanese symbol for “knuckles”
拳骨
げんこつ
Romaji: genkotsu
(clenched) fist; knuckles
In Japanese, knuckles is 拳骨, read げんこつ (genkotsu).
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Meanings
- n (clenched) fist; knuckles
Written forms: 拳骨. Readings: げんこつ、ゲンコツ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拳銃 | けんじゅう kenjuu | pistol; handgun |
| 拳法 | けんぽう kenpou | Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu |
| 鉄拳 | てっけん tekken | tightly clenched fist |
| 太極拳 | たいきょくけん taikyokuken | grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan |
| 骨折 | こっせつ kossetsu | bone fracture |
| 露骨 | ろこつ rokotsu | open; unconcealed; undisguised |
| 鉄骨 | てっこつ tekkotsu | steel frame; steel beam; steel girder |
| 骨格 | こっかく kokkaku | skeleton; skeletal structure; build |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.