Japanese

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Kanji in this term
にぎ
Grade: S
こぶし
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
握りこぶし

Etymology

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From (にぎ) (nigiri, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (にぎ) (nigiru).) + (こぶし) (kobushi).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ぎりこぶし [nìgíríkóꜜbùshì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iɡʲiɾʲiko̞bɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

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(にぎ)(こぶし) (nigiri-kobushi

  1. clenched fist

References

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