拳
拳 — Fist
fist
On’yomiケン (ken)
On’yomiゲン (gen)
Kun’yomiこぶし (kobushi)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 拳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拳 | こぶし kobushi | fist |
| 拳骨 | げんこつ genkotsu | (clenched) fist; knuckles |
| 拳銃 | けんじゅう kenjuu | pistol; handgun |
| 拳法 | けんぽう kenpou | Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu |
Study notes
拳 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1935 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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