Does karate come from the Japanese?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

karate (qara-te) comes from ancient Chinese and means empty hand.Karate-do originally meant "Way of the Chinese Hand", but later the hieroglyphs were modified and now it means "Way(do) of an Empty(kara) Hand(te)".

Answer 3

Okinawa

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The language is Japanese.

Answer 4

The word karate is from the Japanese language.

Answer 5

Karate comes from a place named Okinawa, which is now a part of Japan, though it wasn't when it was first developed.

Answer 6

Karate is an Okinawan word. It is written using Chinese characters and means Empty Hand.