Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1935 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: fist

Kunyomi: こぶし

Onyomi: ケン ゲン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケン hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

ケンジュウ pistol, handgun, revolver

形意 ケイイケン shape-of-the-mind fist, Hsing I Chuan

五形 ゴケイケン Wu Xing Fist, Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)

ゲンコツ (clenched) fist, knuckles

ゲンコ fist

Kunyomi Examples

こぶし fist

こぶし大 こぶしだい fist-sized

ちからこぶし clenched fist