English
karateka
Karateka comes from Japanese 空手家 ‘karate practitioner’.
- Japanesemodern空手家karateka‘karate practitioner’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021karateka
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern空手家karateka‘karate practitioner’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021karateka
Earliest quotation: 2021, Megan McCluskey, New Sports: “Another 60 karatekas will go head to head in…”
Every English word from Japanese 空手家
Today it means
noun A practitioner of karate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 空手家 / karateka