# karate
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), an orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī, “Chinese hand”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) enPR: kə-räʹti, IPA: /kəˈɹɑː.ti/, /kəˈɹɑː.teɪ/
* (US) IPA: /kəˈɹɑ.ti/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːti

### Noun

karate (uncountable)
* An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.

#### Derived terms

* karate chop

#### Related terms

* karateka

#### Translations
### Verb

karate (third-person singular simple present karates, present participle karateing, simple past and past participle karated)
* (transitive, informal) To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques.

### Anagrams

* ektara

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手 (karate), from 唐手 (karate), from Okinawan 唐手 (tōdī).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

karate (uncountable)
* karate

#### Derived terms

* karatefederasie
* karatehou
* karatekampioen
* karatekampioenskap
* karateklub
* karatepak
* karatespan
* karatetegniek

#### Related terms

* karateka
* kata
* kihon
* kumite
* sensei

## Czech
### Noun

karate n (indeclinable)
* karate

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手.

### Noun

karate
* karate

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手, from Okinawan 唐手 (tōdī, “Chinese hand”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌkaːˈraː.tə/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧te
* Rhymes: -aːtə

### Noun

karate n or m (uncountable)
* karate (Japanese martial art)

#### Derived terms

* karateka
* karateslag
* karatetrap

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 空手 (karate).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑrɑte/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝t̪e̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑte
* Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧te

### Noun

karate
* (martial arts) karate

#### Declension

Possessive forms of karate (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karateni
accusative
nom.
karateni
gen.
karateni
genitive
karateni
partitive
karateani
inessive
karatessani
elative
karatestani
illative
karateeni
adessive
karatellani
ablative
karateltani
allative
karatelleni
essive
karatenani
translative
karatekseni
abessive
karatettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karatesi
accusative
nom.
karatesi
gen.
karatesi
genitive
karatesi
partitive
karateasi
inessive
karatessasi
elative
karatestasi
illative
karateesi
adessive
karatellasi
ablative
karateltasi
allative
karatellesi
essive
karatenasi
translative
karateksesi
abessive
karatettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karatemme
accusative
nom.
karatemme
gen.
karatemme
genitive
karatemme
partitive
karateamme
inessive
karatessamme
elative
karatestamme
illative
karateemme
adessive
karatellamme
ablative
karateltamme
allative
karatellemme
essive
karatenamme
translative
karateksemme
abessive
karatettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karatenne
accusative
nom.
karatenne
gen.
karatenne
genitive
karatenne
partitive
karateanne
inessive
karatessanne
elative
karatestanne
illative
karateenne
adessive
karatellanne
ablative
karateltanne
allative
karatellenne
essive
karatenanne
translative
karateksenne
abessive
karatettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karatensa
accusative
nom.
karatensa
gen.
karatensa
genitive
karatensa
partitive
karateaan karateansa
inessive
karatessaan karatessansa
elative
karatestaan karatestansa
illative
karateensa
adessive
karatellaan karatellansa
ablative
karateltaan karateltansa
allative
karatelleen karatellensa
essive
karatenaan karatenansa
translative
karatekseen karateksensa
abessive
karatettaan karatettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* karateisku
* karatepotku

### Further reading

* “karate”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kaaret, kertaa, ketara, ratkea, trakea

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手, from 唐手 (karate), from Okinawan 唐手 (tōdī).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰaːratɛː/

### Noun

karate n (genitive singular karates, no plural)
* karate

#### Declension
### References

* Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “karate”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
* Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
* “karate” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Japanese 空手(からて) (karate, literally “the state of being empty-handed”), from earlier 唐手(からて) (karate, literally “Tang Dynasty; China” + “hand”), from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.ra.te/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧té

### Noun

karaté
* (sports, martial arts) karate; an Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting

#### Related terms

* karategi
* karateka

### Further reading

* “karate” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

karate
* Rōmaji transcription of からて

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Japanese 空手, via English karate.

### Noun

karate m (definite singular karaten, uncountable)
* karate

### References

* “karate” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “karate” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Japanese 空手, via English karate.

### Noun

karate m (definite singular karaten, uncountable)
* karate

### References

* “karate” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手 (karate).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈra.tɛ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atɛ
* Syllabification: ka‧ra‧te

### Noun

karate n (indeclinable)
* karate

#### Related terms

* karateka

### Further reading

* karate in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* karate in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French karaté.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈra.te/

### Noun

karate n (uncountable)
* karate

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

From Japanese 空手, from 唐手 (karate), from Okinawan 唐手 (tōdī).

#### Noun

karàte m (Cyrillic spelling кара̀те)
* karate

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

karate (Cyrillic spelling карате)
* second-person plural present of karati

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* kárate

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手 (karate), from 唐手 (karate), from Okinawan 唐手 (tōdī).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈɾate/ [kaˈɾa.t̪e]
* Rhymes: -ate
* Syllabification: ka‧ra‧te

### Noun

karate m (uncountable)
* (martial arts) karate

#### Hypernyms

* deporte de combate

### Further reading

* “karate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手 (karate).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

karate class IX (plural karate class X)
* karate

## Swedish
### Noun

karate c
* karate
    Se upp, han kan karate!Watch out, he knows karate!
    en karatesparka karate kick

#### Derived terms

* karatefylla
* karatespark

### References

* karate in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* karate in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish karate or English karate, from Japanese 空手(からて) (karate), from 唐手(からて) (karate), from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈɾate/ [kɐˈɾaː.t̪ɛ]
* Rhymes: -ate
* Syllabification: ka‧ra‧te

### Noun

karate (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜆᜒ)
* (martial arts) karate

#### Derived terms

* karatihin
* kumarate
* magkarate
* mangangarate

### Further reading

* “karate”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “karate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 78

### Anagrams

* raketa