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語源

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”).

発音

• (英国発音) enPR: kə-räʹti, IPA: /kəˈɹɑː.ti/, /kəˈɹɑː.teɪ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /kəˈɹɑ.ti/
• (Indic) IPA: /kəˈrɑt̪e/
• 韻: -ɑːti

名詞

karate (uncountable)

1. An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.
   • 2020 June 10, Ashley Vaughan, “This teenage martial artist creates videos to help superhero seniors stay active while in quarantine”, in CNN‎:

     Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Wall taught karate at a local nursing home.

派生語

関連する語

• karateka

動詞

karate (third-person singular simple present karates, present participle karateing, simple past and past participle karated)

1. (transitive, informal) To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques.

アナグラム

• ektara