karate
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karate
- /kəˈɹɑː.ti/ UK
- /kəˈɹɑː.teɪ/ UK
- /kəˈɹɑ.ti/ US
- /kəˈrɑt̪e/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɑːti
Where it 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”).
noun
- An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Wall taught karate at a local nursing home.
verb karates · karateing · karated
- To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kicks, do, school, okinawan, ryu, shotokan, gun kata, taekkyeon, karate chop, kimetaoshi, sojutsu, kayakujutsu, systema, okuritaoshi, tsuki-oshi, combatives
Translations
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noun martial art
| Español | karate |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카라테 karate, 가라데 garade, 공수도 gongsudo |
| 日本語 | 空手 karate, 空手道 karatedō |
| 中文 | 空手 kōngshǒu, 空手道 kōngshǒudào |
| हिन्दी | कराटे karāṭe |
| Kiswahili | karate |
| Português | caratê, karaté, caraté |
| Français | karaté |
| Deutsch | Karate |
| Ελληνικά | καράτε karáte |
| Română | karate, carate |
| Русский | карате́ karatɛ́, каратэ́ karatɛ́ |
| Tiếng Việt | không thủ đạo, karate |
| العربية | كَارَاتِيه karātīh |
| עברית | קראטה kárate |
Talk about this word "karate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/karate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. karate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/karate "karate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/karate.Cite this
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title = {karate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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