Flashcard Drills

Practice Japanese Numbers

1 一
ichi
2 二
ni
3 三
san
4 四
shi
5 五
go
6 六
roku
7 七
shichi
8 八
hachi
9 九
ku (kyu)
10 十
ju

Karate Terms

These are the terms for the first set of basics: Kihon I (Foundation 1).

Matsubayashi-ryu
pine forest way
Shorin-ryu
pine forest way
kihon
foundation
tsuki-no-kata
punching exercise
shuto-no-kata
chopping exercise
uke-no-kata
blocking exercise
tan-len kumite
wrist exercise
kata-zuki
body punching
hiji-waza
elbow exercise
ten-sho
tension breathing

These are the terms for the second set of basics: Kihon II (Foundation 2).

oi-zuki
basics in motion
tsuki
punch
jodan-tsuki
high punch
chudan-tsuki
middle punch
gedan tsuki
low punch
uke
block
jodan-uke
high block
chudan-uke
middle block
gedan-uke
low block
gedan yoko-barai-uke
down block to the side
juji-uke
cross block
morote uke
reinforced block
shuto-uke
chop block
geri
kick
kin-geri
groin kick
mae-geri
front snap kick
yoko-geri
knee break
yoko-hiza-kagata-geri
knee break 45°
mawashi-geri
roundhouse kick
uchiro-geri
reverse kick
dachi
stance
shizen-tai-dachi
natural stance
neko-ashi-dachi
cat stance
kiba-dachi
horse-riding stance

Miscellaneous Terms

Here are a few miscellaneous terms.

shugo
fall in
le-e
bow
yoi
prepare
kama-te
cover
lenzoku
continuous
mawat-te
pivot
seiza
kneel
mokuso
meditation
hajime
begin
ya-me
stop or "break"
ki-ai
power focus (yell)
kata
form (exercise)
bunkai
analysis
keiko
practice
monjin
student
sensei
teacher
dan
black belt rank
kyu
color belt rank

Here are some basic karate terms in Japanese characters:

空手
kara-te
松林
matsubayashi
松林
sho-rin
流
ryu
(school, style)
松林流
matsubayashi-ryu
松林流
sho-rin-ryu
南風
nam-fuu
(southwind)
道
do
(way)
道場
do-jo
(way place)
基本
kihon
(basics)
古武道
kobudo
(old martial way)
型
kata