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karate.

An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈɹɑː.ti/UK/kəˈɹɑː.teɪ/UK/kəˈɹɑ.ti/US/kəˈrɑt̪e/South-Asia
  1. An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), an orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī, “Chinese hand”).

verb/kəˈɹɑː.ti/UK/kəˈɹɑː.teɪ/UK/kəˈɹɑ.ti/US/kəˈrɑt̪e/South-Asia
  1. To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques.

    informal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), an orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī, “Chinese hand”).

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