拳骨(げんこつ) げんこつ noun fist; a knock on the head informalbody-partaction 1. fist; a knock on the head with the fist A clenched fist used to hit someone, or a blow with it, especially a rap on the head given as a scolding. いたずらをして、父(ちち)に拳骨(げんこつ)をもらった。 I got a knock on the head from my father for being mischievous. 先生(せんせい)が生徒(せいと)の頭(あたま)に軽(かる)く拳骨(げんこつ)を落(お)とした。 The teacher gave the student a light rap on the head. 昔(むかし)は悪(わる)いことをすると、近所(きんじょ)のおじさんにも拳骨(げんこつ)で叱(しか)られたものだ。 In the old days, if you did something bad, even the neighborhood men would scold you with a knock on the head. Often written in kana, げんこつ.Common collocations拳骨(げんこつ)をもらう / 食(く)らう: to get a knock on the head拳骨(げんこつ)を落(お)とす: to rap someone on the head (as a scolding)拳骨(げんこつ)で殴(なぐ)る: to hit with the fistSimilar words拳(こぶし): fist — the neutral word for the closed hand itself. 拳骨(げんこつ) brings to mind hitting, usually as a punishment. general Added 2026.9.29 14:59 · Revised 2026.9.29 15:00 31000/31210_genkotsu