せき
赤
しゅ
手
くう
空
けん
拳

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せき
赤
しゅ
手
くう
空
けん
拳
 赤手空拳 せきしゅくうけん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

red
あか　セキ　あ (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
empty, sky, void
そら　クウ　す.く (1st, N4)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
fist
こぶし　ケン (11th, N1)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)