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拳闘選手 (けんとうせんしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

拳けん闘とう選せん手しゅ

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Meanings

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noun

rare term

Rare, formal term for a boxer; in modern Japanese ボクサー is the standard word. May appear in older texts or formal contexts.

See also: ボクサー

彼かれはかつて拳けん闘とう選せん手しゅとして名なを馳はせた。
He once made a name for himself as a boxer.

古ふるい新しん聞ぶんには拳けん闘とう選せん手しゅの試し合あい結けっ果かが載のっている。

Old newspapers carry the match results of boxers.

Kanji

拳fist
闘fight, war
選elect, select, choose
手hand

Similar words

ボクサー
The standard modern word for 'boxer'. 拳闘選手 is a rare, formal synonym.

Etymology

Compound of 拳闘 (fist fighting, boxing) and 選手 (player, athlete). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a native Japanese coinage for the concept of a boxer, now largely replaced by the loanword ボクサー.