Word details

空手

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 空手.

Dictionary

Entry

空手唐手らてNounFreq #19001
1

karate

Examples
空手は武器を用いない護身術である。
Karate is an art of unarmed defense.
2

空手 only

being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

8 strokesFrequency 304JLPT N4Grade 1

On

クウ

Kun

そらあ.くあ.きあ.けるからす.くす.かすむな.しい

Nanori

うつ

hand

4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュ

Kun

て--てた-

T'ang, China, foreign

10 strokesFrequency 1,727JLPT N1Grade 8

On

トウ

Kun

から

Nanori

かろたん

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