にぎりこぶし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
握り拳

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 [nìgíríkóꜜbùshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɡʲiɾʲiko̞bɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

にぎりこぶし • (nigiri-kobushi) ^{←にぎりこぶし (nigiri-kobusi)?}

1. clenched fist