Japanese Word Images for A Martial Art “Karate”

Japanese Word Image for “Karate”

空手 means Karate

“Karate” is one of Japanese martial arts and we write this word using Japanese Kanji like this “空手(からて-karate)”. “空手” is originated in Japan so the pronunciation “karate” is used worldwide for expressing “空手”.

I don’t know why this martial art is called “karate” and used these Kanji “空” and “手”. However these kanji meanings are as follow; the Kanji “空” means “empty” or “sky” and the kanji “手” means “hand”.

Kanji Stroke Order for 空手

Stroke Order for 空手