karate

noun

a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet. Compare judo, jujitsu.

a sport based on this method of self-defense.

Origin:
1950–55; < Japanese, equivalent to kara empty + te (earlier *tai) hand(s)

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karate (kəˈrɑːtɪ)

—n
	a. a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat, employing smashes, chops, kicks, etc, made with the hands, feet, elbows, or legs
	b. (as modifier): a karate chop to the head

[Japanese, literally: empty hand, from kara empty + te hand]

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