JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 拳: "fist"
The kanji 拳 means "fist". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ケン, ゲン in on'yomi and こぶし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケンゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こぶし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fist |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1935 of 2,501 |
Common words with 拳
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 拳poing
- 拳を握るto make a fist; to clench one's fist
- 拳銃pistol; handgun
- じゃん拳rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
- 握り拳clenched fist
- 拳hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
- 拳骨(clenched) fist; knuckles
- 鉄拳tightly clenched fist
- 鉄拳Tekken (video game series and media franchise) · Tekken (1990 film)
- 裏拳backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
- 拳を打つto play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
- 拳法Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; quanfa · kenpō (martial arts); kempo
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