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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

拳固

Reading

Kana: げんこ
Romaji: genko
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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fist

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 こぶし
Meaning: fist
Readings: コ、 かた.める、 かた.まる、 かた.まり、 かた.い
Meanings: harden, set, clot, curdle

Example Sentence

(むかし)は、(わる)いことをすると、学校(がっこう)先生(せんせい)から平手(ひらて)をくらったり拳固(げんこ)をもらうことが()たり(まえ)だった。
➥In the past it was perfectly normal to get the back of a teacher's hand or fist as punishment.
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