# 拳 — fist

拳 means “fist”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken), ゲン (gen). Kun'yomi: こぶし (kobushi). You'll see it in words such as 拳 (kobushi, “fist”).

- Meaning: fist
- On'yomi: ケン (ken), ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi: こぶし (kobushi)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 5

## How to remember 拳

Parts: 二 two · 人 person; roof · 手 hand

## Words with 拳

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 拳 | こぶし (kobushi) | fist |

## Don't confuse it with

[送](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/send/) · [券](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ticket/) · [咲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bloom/) · [並](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/line-up/)

## More in the “Body & health 5” set

[椎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine-bone/) · [剖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dissect/) · [拳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fist/) · [痕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scar/) · [唇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lips/) · [逝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/depart-this-life/) · [痢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diarrhoea/) · [呂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine/) · [瞳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pupil-of-the-eye/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fist/. Last updated 2026-11-01.