# karateka
## English
### Etymology

From Japanese 空手家 (karateka).

### Noun

karateka (plural karateka or karatekas)
* A practitioner of karate.
    Hyponym: karateman
** 2021 July 19, Megan McCluskey, “New Sports”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 78:Another 60 karatekas will go head to head in kumite, three-minute sparring bouts in which athletes attempt to land a series of precise blows on their opponent’s body.

#### Translations
### See also

* budoka
* judoka
* kendoka

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手家 (karateka).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: kara‧teka, karateka

### Noun

karateka (plural karatekas or karateka)
* karateka

#### Usage notes

The second plural, karateka, is relatively uncommon except in situations where dealing with people familiar with the Japanese language.

#### Related terms

* karate

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手家.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

karateka m (plural karateka's or karateka)
* karateka

#### Related terms

* karate

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 空手家 (karateka).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑrɑtekɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝ˌt̪e̞kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ekɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧te‧ka

### Noun

karateka
* karateka

#### Declension

Possessive forms of karateka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karatekani
karatekani
accusative
nom.
karatekani
karatekani
gen.
karatekani
genitive
karatekani
karatekojeni karatekaini $^{rare}$
partitive
karatekaani
karatekojani
inessive
karatekassani
karatekoissani
elative
karatekastani
karatekoistani
illative
karatekaani
karatekoihini
adessive
karatekallani
karatekoillani
ablative
karatekaltani
karatekoiltani
allative
karatekalleni
karatekoilleni
essive
karatekanani
karatekoinani
translative
karatekakseni
karatekoikseni
abessive
karatekattani
karatekoittani
instructive
comitative
—karatekoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karatekasi
karatekasi
accusative
nom.
karatekasi
karatekasi
gen.
karatekasi
genitive
karatekasi
karatekojesi karatekaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
karatekaasi
karatekojasi
inessive
karatekassasi
karatekoissasi
elative
karatekastasi
karatekoistasi
illative
karatekaasi
karatekoihisi
adessive
karatekallasi
karatekoillasi
ablative
karatekaltasi
karatekoiltasi
allative
karatekallesi
karatekoillesi
essive
karatekanasi
karatekoinasi
translative
karatekaksesi
karatekoiksesi
abessive
karatekattasi
karatekoittasi
instructive
comitative
—karatekoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karatekamme
karatekamme
accusative
nom.
karatekamme
karatekamme
gen.
karatekamme
genitive
karatekamme
karatekojemme karatekaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
karatekaamme
karatekojamme
inessive
karatekassamme
karatekoissamme
elative
karatekastamme
karatekoistamme
illative
karatekaamme
karatekoihimme
adessive
karatekallamme
karatekoillamme
ablative
karatekaltamme
karatekoiltamme
allative
karatekallemme
karatekoillemme
essive
karatekanamme
karatekoinamme
translative
karatekaksemme
karatekoiksemme
abessive
karatekattamme
karatekoittamme
instructive
comitative
—karatekoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karatekanne
karatekanne
accusative
nom.
karatekanne
karatekanne
gen.
karatekanne
genitive
karatekanne
karatekojenne karatekainne $^{rare}$
partitive
karatekaanne
karatekojanne
inessive
karatekassanne
karatekoissanne
elative
karatekastanne
karatekoistanne
illative
karatekaanne
karatekoihinne
adessive
karatekallanne
karatekoillanne
ablative
karatekaltanne
karatekoiltanne
allative
karatekallenne
karatekoillenne
essive
karatekananne
karatekoinanne
translative
karatekaksenne
karatekoiksenne
abessive
karatekattanne
karatekoittanne
instructive
comitative
—karatekoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karatekansa
karatekansa
accusative
nom.
karatekansa
karatekansa
gen.
karatekansa
genitive
karatekansa
karatekojensa karatekainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
karatekaansa
karatekojaan karatekojansa
inessive
karatekassaan karatekassansa
karatekoissaan karatekoissansa
elative
karatekastaan karatekastansa
karatekoistaan karatekoistansa
illative
karatekaansa
karatekoihinsa
adessive
karatekallaan karatekallansa
karatekoillaan karatekoillansa
ablative
karatekaltaan karatekaltansa
karatekoiltaan karatekoiltansa
allative
karatekalleen karatekallensa
karatekoilleen karatekoillensa
essive
karatekanaan karatekanansa
karatekoinaan karatekoinansa
translative
karatekakseen karatekaksensa
karatekoikseen karatekoiksensa
abessive
karatekattaan karatekattansa
karatekoittaan karatekoittansa
instructive
comitative
—karatekoineen karatekoinensa :

### Further reading

* “karateka”, 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

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Japanese 空手家 (からてか, karateka, “karate practitioner”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.ra.te.ka/
* Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧té‧ka

### Noun

karateka
* (sports) karateka, karate practitioner.

#### Related terms

* karategi
* karateka

### Further reading

* “karateka” 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

karateka
* Rōmaji transcription of からてか

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手家 / からてか / karateka (karateka).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.raˈtɛ.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛka
* Syllabification: ka‧ra‧te‧ka

### Noun

karateka m pers
* karateka

#### Related terms

* karate

### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* karateca

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手家 (karateka).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaɾaˈteka/ [ka.ɾaˈt̪e.ka]
* Rhymes: -eka
* Syllabification: ka‧ra‧te‧ka

### Noun

karateka m or f by sense (plural karatekas)
* (martial arts) karateka