English
karategi
Karategi comes from Japanese 空手着.
- Japanesemodern空手着karategi
- Englishearliest quotation 1989karategi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern空手着karategi
- Englishearliest quotation 1989karategi
Earliest quotation: 1989, David L. Mitchell, Clothing: “Do not buy a karategi immediately on joining; try…”
Every English word from Japanese 空手着
Today it means
noun A karate uniform.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 空手着 / karategi