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9 空手 Karate

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Meaning

Primary

Karate

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What can you do with empty hands? Karate, that's what. Karate is practiced without weapons, so with empty hands!

Reading

からて

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi of both kanji, and you haven't learned this kun'yomi for 空 yet. As long as you know the meaning, the reading should be easy, but here's a mnemonic to help you just in case:

Karate comes from (から) Japan!

Context

Context Sentences

大学では空手をやっているんですか。

Are you doing karate at university?

その女の子は空手の先生になりたいと思っていた。

The girl wanted to be a karate teacher.

子どもでも大人でも空手を学ぶことができます。

Both children and adults can learn karate.

Kanji Composition

  • 空
    • くう
    • Sky
  • 手
    • て
    • Hand
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