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    3. 徒手空拳

    徒手空拳

    徒と手しゅ空くう拳けん

    being empty-handed

    NTNounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab32 strokes

    としゅくうけん

    Noun

    1.
    being empty-handed
    yojijukugo
    2.
    being penniless, having no capital (for starting a business)
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    徒
    いたずら・あだ…(2)
    on foot・junior・emptiness・vanity・futility…(6)
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    空
    そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く…(6)
    empty・sky・void・vacant・vacuum
    拳
    こぶし…(2)
    fist
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