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    3. 赤手空拳

    赤手空拳

    赤せき手しゅ空くう拳けん

    barehanded

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    せきしゅくうけん

    Noun

    1.
    barehanded, having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something)
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 29

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    Kanji that make up this word

    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
    赤
    あか・あか-・あか.い・あか.らむ・あか.らめる…(5)
    red
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
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