How to say "fist" in Japanese

• 拳こぶしCommon
  nounThe ordinary word for a clenched hand, covering the literal sense of 'fist' in physical descriptions such as clenching, punching, or holding something in the hand.
  おまえも決けっして戦たたかう拳こぶしを忘わすれるな。↗

  Never lose your fighting fists.
• グーCommon
  nounChiefly the 'rock' hand shape in rock-paper-scissors; it can also refer informally to a clenched fist as a shape or gesture, but 拳 is the usual word for a literal fist.
  グーがチョキに、チョキがパーに、パーはグーに勝かつ。↗

  Rock breaks scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper smothers rock.

Use 拳 for the physical clenched hand, while 「グー」 names the same shape only as the 'rock' sign in rock-paper-scissors or a casual description of a clenched hand.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 拳こぶしfist
• ぐーrock (in rock-paper-scissors)
• フィストfist
• 拳固げんこfist
• げんこつ(clenched) fist
• メリケンfist