Word Meaning 拳拳

けんけん kenken

拳拳 is read as けんけん (kenken) and means respectfully.

Meaning

English

  1. respectfully
  2. faithfully
  3. seriously
  4. reverently

Reading

Kana

けんけん

Romaji

kenken

Writing Variants

  • 拳々 けんけん kenken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 135571 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

こぶし

fist

拳銃

けんじゅう

pistol

拳骨

げんこつ

(clenched) fist

拳法

けんぽう

kenpō (martial arts)

拳闘選手

けんとうせんしゅ

boxer

拳闘家

けんとうか

boxer

じゃん拳

じゃんけん

rock-paper-scissors (game)

内家拳

ないかけん

neijia (Chinese martial arts style)

赤手空拳

せきしゅくうけん

barehanded

武術太極拳

ぶじゅつたいきょくけん

wushu

藤八拳

とうはちけん

game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head

徒手空拳

としゅくうけん

being empty-handed