空拳 くうけん Meanings Noun with bare hands; with or from nothing Kanji 空 sky. Read as クウ. 拳 fist. Read as ケン. Words containing 空拳 徒手空拳 (としゅくうけん) being empty-handed 赤手空拳 (せきしゅくうけん) barehanded Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists