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karategi

karategi noun: a karate uniform.

Noun

karategi (plural karategis or karategi)

  1. A karate uniform.
    • Do not buy a karategi immediately on joining; try a few lessons and see whether you like training first. Most clubs can supply karategis more cheaply than you will be able to buy outside.1989, David L. Mitchell, “Clothing”, in Karate, London: A & C Black, →ISBN, “Getting started” section, page 2, column 3
    • Karategi are manufactured in light-, medium-, and heavy-weight material and are available in a variety of costs and sizes.1999, Dale Mood, Frank F. Musker, Judith E. Rink, “Karate”, in Sports and Recreational Activities, 12th edition, Boston, Mass.: WCB/McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 254, column 2

Examples of karategi in a sentence

  • Funakoshi bought white textile and made himself the first karategi for the demonstration. […] These first white karategi were based on the Japanese jūdōgi（柔道着).2009, Filip Swennen, “Karategi: from casual wear to a uniform”, in The Evolution of Karate: From Secret Martial Art to Worldwide Cultural...
  • A production assistant waved them over toward the room where they had changed into their karategis at the beginning of the lesson.2017, Renee Darcy, “Week Nine”, in America’s Favorite Couple: A Reality TV Romance, Bright Little Light Press, →ISBN, page 132:

Forms of karategi

pluralkarategis
pluralkarategi

Origin of karategi

From Japanese 空手着(からてぎ) (karategi). By surface analysis, karate + gi.

Questions about karategi

What does karategi mean?
Karategi means a karate uniform.
How do you use karategi in a sentence?
Funakoshi bought white textile and made himself the first karategi for the demonstration. […] These first white karategi were based on the Japanese jūdōgi（柔道着).
What part of speech is karategi?
Karategi is a noun.
What is the plural of karategi?
The plural of karategi is karategis.

Words near karategi in the dictionary

  1. karatavioside
  2. karate
  3. karate chop
  4. karate chops
  5. karated
  6. karategi
  7. karategis
  8. karateing
  9. karateist
  10. karateists
  11. karateka

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