King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

拮 — kanji meaning “be imminent”

be imminent

Meanings
be imminent
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
9
Classical radical
64
Chinese reading
jié — Chinese character page

Words with 拮

WordReadingMeaning
きっこう kikkourivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with)
きっきょ kikkyodiligence; assiduity; pinching
せんりょくきっこう senryokukikkoustruggle for supremacy between evenly-matched armies (teams)
きっこうきん kikkoukinantagonist (muscle)
きっこうやく kikkouyakuantagonist (drug)
きっこうさよう kikkousayouantagonism

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