唐手 karate Karate - China Hand

唐手 is karate written with 唐, the character for China, in place of 空 (empty) in the usual 空手. Both spellings are read karate.

The Japanese word 唐手 meaning "Karate - China Hand" is composed of the kanji 唐 (read kara) meaning "China" and 手 (read te) meaning "hand".

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