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The two kanji that make up karate can be translated as empty hand. Te is the word for hand. Kara can be translated as China, as much of the art came from there, or as empty.
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What does Jyoshinmon mean in English?
The way of the empty hand
What is a karate belt called in Japanese?
There are two symbols that make up the word karate. Te is translated as hand. The character Kara can be translated in two ways, either empty or China. In the 1930's the Okinawa masters gathered and agreed that they would use the word empty for the art.
What does karate represent?
Karate means empty hand.
What does the word karate translate into English?
when you write the kanji (chinese characters) of "karate", it would be 空手 空＝kara=empty 手＝te=hand Therefore, if you want to know the "LITERAL" meaning, it would be empty-handed. If this is not the answer you're looking for, sorry! Hope this helps you.
What Japanese sport means empty?
空手 (karate) literally means empty-handed in Japanese (referring to hand-to-hand combat). I'm not too sure of any other sports that have a meaning of 'empty' in Japanese.空 (kara) - empty手 (te) - hand
How could you use empty handed in a sentence?
Don't go upstairs empty-handed!
Which of these martial art means empty hands?
Karate is the martial art whose name means "empty hand" in Japanese.
What culture said karate first?
Karate comes from Okinawa. They originally translated it to mean China Hands, but today it is translated as Empty Hands.
What antonyms does the word karate have?
Karate literally means empty hand in Japanese.
Does karate come from the Japanese?
It comes from Japanese, kara, meaning empty and te, meaning hand.Technically it should be karate-do, do means way so it becomes the way of the empty hand. By empty hand here they mean without weapons.
What does Karate mean in English?
Kara is a kanji character that can be read to be China or Empty. Te is a character that means Hand. The agreed upon interpretation is Empty Hand.
Which sports means empty hands?
karate
