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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)".
Okinawa
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The language is Japanese.
Karate comes from a place named Okinawa, which is now a part of Japan, though it wasn't when it was first developed.
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What is karate is it jaanese or russian?
karate is Japanese
What is a fun fact for karate?
Karate is a Japanese word.
How do you say Karate Kid in Japanese?
Karate is a Japanese world, so it would be said the same way. The Japanese word for child is kodomo.
How did Japanese Karate begin?
Japanese karate was a branch of Okinawa karate. Gichen Funikoshi came to Japan in the 1930's to demonstrate the art. He remained for the rest of his life to teach what is now known as Shodokan Karate.
What antonyms does the word karate have?
Karate literally means empty hand in Japanese.
Is karate a European word?
No. It is Japanese.
What do you call an uke in karate?
Karate blocks are called uke in Japanese. We pronounce it as "ooke"
How do you count numbers in karate?
It is counted in Japanese
What is the Japanese term for karate school?
dojo
What is the oldest Japanese martial art?
It would be very hard to specifically come up with a branch. They all have roots in the martial arts of 100's of years ago. Karate came from Okinawa and elements of it were merged with Japanese and Korean arts to become what we know as karate today. The kata for karate came from Okinawa and was based on a number of Chinese forms from kung fu. Until recently the kata learned in Tang So Do and Taikwondo were those from Japanese Shotokan karate, which was a variation of Shorin Ryu from Okinawa.
What are the Japanese characters for karate?
Karate student translates to 空手の生徒 (karate no seito) in Japanese.
How do you say the karate kid is my favourite film?
sono karate kiddo is waga honmei maku.in Japanese
