唐手

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
から
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī), compound of (kara, Tang Dynasty; China) +‎ (te, hand), as the art was originally transmitted from China to Okinawa, and thence to mainland Japan.

Noun

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(から)() (karate

  1. Alternative spelling of 空手

Okinawan

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
とー
Grade: S
てぃー > でぃー
Grade: 1
on'yomi kun'yomi

Compound of (, Tang Dynasty; China) +‎ (, hand), as the art was originally transmitted from China to Okinawa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(とー)(でぃー) (tōdī

  1. karate

Descendants

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