くうけん
Meanings
Noun
1. with bare hands; with or from nothing
Kanji used
empty air
fist
Pitch accent
うけん
Composed of
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
barehanded; having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something)