German

Proper noun

Karate n ‎(genitive Karates)

1. karate

English

Noun

karate ‎(uncountable)

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

Derived terms

• karate kick

Related terms

• karateka

Translations

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• ektara

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 空手 ‎(karate), from 唐手 ‎(karate), from Okinawan 唐手 ‎(tūdī, “empty hand”).

Noun

karate ‎(uncountable)

1. karate

Derived terms

Related terms

Czech

Noun

karate n

1. karate

Icelandic

Etymology

From Japanese 空手, from 唐手 ‎(karate), from Okinawan 唐手 ‎(tūdī, “empty hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːratɛː/

Noun

karate n ‎(genitive singular karates, no plural)

1. karate

Japanese

Romanization

karate

1. rōmaji reading of からて

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 空手 ‎(karate)

Pronunciation

Noun

karate n ‎(indecl)

1. karate

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Japanese 空手, from 唐手 ‎(karate), from Okinawan 唐手 ‎(tūdī, “empty hand”).

Noun

karàte m ‎(Cyrillic spelling кара̀те) (not inflected)

1. karate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手 ‎(karate), from 唐手 ‎(karate), from Okinawan 唐手 ‎(tūdī, “empty hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠ˈɾa̠.te̞]

Noun

karate m ‎(plural uncountable)

1. (martial arts) karate