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虎燕拳 (こえんけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

虎こ燕えん拳けん

Meanings

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noun

Tiger Swallow Fist

martial arts

A named technique or form in Chinese martial arts, combining tiger and swallow imagery. Used in martial arts contexts.

彼かれは虎こ燕えん拳けんの型かたを練れん習しゅうしている。
He is practicing the Tiger Swallow Fist form.

Kanji

虎tiger, drunkard
燕swallow (bird)
拳fist

Etymology

The term is a direct borrowing from Chinese martial arts terminology, composed of 虎 (tiger), 燕 (swallow), and 拳 (fist). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.