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ka·ra·te  (k-rät)
n.
A Japanese art of self-defense in which sharp blows and kicks are administered to pressure-sensitive points on the body of an opponent.

[Japanese : kara, empty + te, hand.]

ka·rate·ist n.

karate [kəˈrɑːtɪ]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Judo & Karate)
a.  a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat, employing smashes, chops, kicks, etc., made with the hands, feet, elbows, or legs
b.  (as modifier) karate chop
[Japanese, literally: empty hand, from kara empty + te hand]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.karate - a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combatkarate - a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent
martial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"
Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
Translations
karate [kəˈrɑːtɪ] Nkarate m

karate [kəˈrɑːti]
nkaraté m
modif [class, champion] → de karaté

karate
nKarate nt

karate [kəˈrɑːtɪ] nkaratè m

karate
n karate [kəˈraːti]
a Japanese form of unarmed fighting, using blows and kicks. karate الكاراتيه: الدِّفاع بِدون سِلاح карате karate karate das Karate καράτε kárate karate کاراته karate karaté קָרָטֶה कराटे karate karate karate karate karate 空手 가라테 karatė karatē karate karate karate karate karaté karaté каратэ karate karate karate karate ศิลปะการป้องกันตัวของประเทศญี่ปุ่น karate 空手道 карате جاپانی نہتّی زور آوری کا مقابلہ جس میں ہاتھ اور ٹانگوں سے وار کیا جاتا ہے môn võ Ka ra te

karate كراتيه karate karate Karate καράτε kárate karate karaté karate karate 空手 가라테 karate karate karate caratê, karaté карате karate มวยคาราเต้ karate võ karate 空手道


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