唐手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唐 手
から
Grade: S
て
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī), compound of 唐 (kara, “Tang Dynasty; China”) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”), as the art was originally transmitted from China to Okinawa, and thence to mainland Japan.

Noun

唐(から)手(て) • (karate) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 空手

Okinawan

Etymology

Kanji in this term
唐 手
とー
Grade: S
てぃー > でぃー
Grade: 1
on’yomi kun’yomi

Compound of 唐 (Tō, “Tang Dynasty; China”) +‎ 手 (tī, “hand”), as the art was originally transmitted from China to Okinawa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [toːdʲiː]

Noun

唐(とー)手(でぃー) (tōdī) 

  1. karate

Descendants

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