狐拳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐	拳
きつね Hyōgai	けん Grade: S
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + 拳(けん) (ken, literally “fist”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きつねけん [kìtsúnékéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) きつねけん [kìtsúnéꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

狐(きつね)拳(けん) • (kitsuneken)

A game similar to rock paper scissors using three hand signs representing fox, hunter and village chief.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN