唐手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
から
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

(から)() • (karate) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 空手

Okinawan

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [toːdʲiː]

Noun

(とー)(でぃー) (tōdī) 

  1. karate

Descendants

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