Kanji

What does the kanji 拳 mean?

拳 means fist; fighting technique, boxing. On'yomi ケン、ゲン. Kun'yomi こぶし.

Quick facts
On'yomiケン、ゲン
Kun'yomiこぶし
Strokes10
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ケン、ゲンKun'yomi こぶし
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

fist; fighting technique, boxing

Memory hook

The hand (手) with all five fingers curled tight — FIST, MARTIAL ART.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.