Dictionary

  • Bunkai - application

  • Dan - black belt degrees

  • Do - the way

  • Dojo - school

  • Gi - uniform

  • Hai - yes

  • Hajime - begin

  • Kamiza - shrine

  • Karate - way of the empty hand

  • Kata - form

  • Kenpo - fist law

  • kiai - shout

  • Kumite - sparring

  • Mokusou - quiet meditation

  • Mudansha - a person with a black belt

  • Obi - belt

  • Ohana - family

  • Osoji - big cleaning

  • Pinan - peaceful and safe

  • Seiza - a traditional formal way of sitting by kneeling with legs folded under and hands on knees

  • Sempai - senior student

  • Sensei - teacher

  • Shihan - teacher of teachers

  • Soji - cleaning

  • Tori - attacker/performer of technique

  • Uke - to receive 

  • Yame - stop

Japanese 1-10

1 - Ichi

2 - Ni

3 - San

4 - Shi

5 - Go

6 - Roku

7 - Schichi

8 - Hachi

9 - Kyu

10 - Ju