Chinese

Noun

空手

1. karate

Verb

空手

1. to be empty-handed
2. to be unarmed
3. to be without a copy, model, diagram, blueprint, etc.

Derived terms

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 唐手

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) からて [kàráté] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾ̠a̠te̞]

Noun

空手 ‎(hiragana からて, romaji karate)

1. karate

Derived terms

• 空手道 ‎(karatedō, “karate-ism, school of karate, tao of karate”)
• 空手家 ‎(karateka, “karate practitioner”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) く​うしゅ [kúꜜùshù] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [kɯᵝːɕɯᵝ]

Noun

空手 ‎(hiragana くうしゅ, romaji kūshu)

1. being unarmed