握り拳

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
握	拳
にぎ Grade: S	こぶし Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
握りこぶし

Etymology

From 握(にぎ)り (nigiri, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 握(にぎ)る (nigiru).”) + 拳(こぶし) (kobushi).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にぎりこぶし (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

握(にぎ)り拳(こぶし) • (nigiri-kobushi)

clenched fist

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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