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空手
karate, karade
Description
空手は日本のぶどうの一つで、手や足を使って戦います。
空手 is a Japanese martial art that uses hands and feet to fight.
「からて」と読むと武道の意味で、「からで」と読むと何も持っていないという意味になります。
When read as "karate," 空手 means martial art; when read as "karade," it means having nothing in hand.
Meanings
空手karate
karate, a Japanese martial art using hands and feet
私は空手を習っています。
I am learning karate.
空手karade
empty-handed; with nothing in one's hands
彼は空手で店に入った。
He entered the store with karate.
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Notes
- Etymology
空 (empty) + 手 (hand); originally meaning fighting empty-handed, without weapons.
- Nuance
Read 'karate' for the martial art, 'karade' for the literal 'empty-handed' sense.
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