Illustration: On the tatami floor of a family living room, a grandfather plays a hand game with his granddaughter. His closed fist is held prominently between them, with four curled fingers, rounded knuckles, and the thumb resting across their outside clearly visible.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

拳こぶし

kobushi

fist

Example sentences

  1. 握にぎった拳こぶしはストレスを示しめすこともある。

    A closed fist can indicate stress.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょは拳こぶしでテーブルをドンと叩たたいた。

    She banged the table with her fist.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 拳こぶしを振ふり上あげる

    to raise one’s fist

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 拳

  • 拳fistOnケン・ゲンKunこぶし

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