Word Meaning 虫拳

むしけん mushiken

虫拳 is read as むしけん (mushiken) and means mushi-ken.

Meaning

English

  1. mushi-ken
  2. Japanese rock-paper-scissors variant, in which the "frog", "snake" and "slug" are represented by the thumb, forefinger and little finger respectively

Reading

Kana

むしけん

Romaji

mushiken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 133139 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

虫垂炎

ちゅうすいえん

appendicitis

虫垂切除術

ちゅうすいせつじょじゅつ

appendectomy

虫相撲

むしずもう

insect fighting

虫取り網

むしとりあみ

butterfly net

じゃん拳

じゃんけん

rock-paper-scissors (game)

こぶし

fist

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

五形拳

ごけいけん

Wu Xing Fist