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The word 空手 (karate) literally means 'empty hand' in Japanese. This word is commonly used in both English and Japanese to refer to the Japanese martial art.

空 (kara) - empty

手 (te) - hand

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That would be KARATE, the name of a famous martial art.

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karate (空手)

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