JLPT N1 · 10 strokes

The kanji 拳 — “fist”

拳 means fist and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 10 strokes and uses the hand radical (手).

Stroke order · 10 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ケン、ゲン
Kun'yomi (訓読み): こぶし
Radical: 手 · hand
Strokes: 10

How to remember 拳

A hand (手) closed into a ball — a fist, used for punching. じゃん拳 — yes, that's the 拳 in rock-paper-scissors! In Japan, everything gets decided with it.

Example words with 拳

On'yomi readings

じゃん拳じゃんけんrock-paper-scissors

Kun'yomi readings

拳こぶしfist

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