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拳 — kanji meaning “fist”

fist

Meanings
fist
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
10
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1935 of 2,500
Classical radical
64
Chinese reading
quán — Chinese character page

Words with 拳

WordReadingMeaning
けんじゅう kenjuupistol; handgun
けんぽう kenpouChinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu
てっけん tekkentightly clenched fist
てっけん tekkenTekken (video game series and media franchise)
げんこつ genkotsu(clenched) fist; knuckles
たいきょくけん taikyokukengrand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
けんとう kentouboxing
にぎりこぶし nigirikobushiclenched fist
としゅくうけん toshukuukenbeing empty-handed
じゃんけん jankenrock-paper-scissors (game); janken
テコンドー tekondootaekwondo; tae kwon do
えんせいけん enseikenYangqingquan; Yangqing Fist

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