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拳 = 龹 + 手

拳 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fist”. It is built from 龹 (quarter) and 手 (hand). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1290.

Keyword
fist
RTK frame
1290
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケン, ゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こぶし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
кулак
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
拳 fist

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 龹 quarter
  2. 手 hand

How to find 拳 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “quarter” + “hand”. 拳 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 拳 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.