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徒手空拳 【としゅくうけん】

  1. [n] being empty-handed
  2. [n] being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
On Foot, Junior, Emptiness, Vanity, Futility, Uselessness, Ephemeral Thing, Gang, Set, Party, People いたずら, あだ
Hand シュ, ズ て, て-, -て, た-
Empty, Sky, Void, Vacant, Vacuum クウ そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい
Fist ケン, ゲン こぶし