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ippon

ippon noun: the highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent on their back with impetus or for holding the opponent on their back for a number of seconds.

Noun

ippon (plural ippons)

  1. The highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent on their back with impetus or for holding the opponent on their back for a number of seconds.

Forms of ippon

pluralippons

Origin of ippon

Borrowed from Japanese 一本 (“one full point”).

Questions about ippon

What does ippon mean?
Ippon means the highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent on their back with impetus or for holding the opponent on their back for a number of seconds.
What part of speech is ippon?
Ippon is a noun.
What is the plural of ippon?
The plural of ippon is ippons.

Words near ippon in the dictionary

  1. ippi-appa
  2. Ipplepen
  3. IPPNW
  4. Ippolito
  5. Ippolitos
  6. ippon
  7. ippons
  8. IPPR
  9. IPPs
  10. IPPV
  11. iPPVs

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