how to pronounce karate

/kəˈɹɑː.ti/

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karate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of karate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… throw karate chops and blow kisses let's …”

meanings of karate

noun:

An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.

verb:

To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques.

karate frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word karate occurs in english on average 3.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics karate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that karate can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;