Japanese
|
Pronunciation
|
English
|
rei
|
ray
|
zero
|
ichi
|
eech
|
one
|
ni
|
nee
|
two
|
san
|
san
|
three
|
shi (yon)
|
she
|
four
|
go
|
go
|
five
|
roku
|
roke
|
six
|
shichi (nana)
|
seech
|
seven
|
hachi
|
hach
|
eight
|
ku
|
koo
|
nine
|
ju
|
joo
|
ten
|
ju ichi
|
joo eech
|
eleven
|
ju ni
|
joo nee
|
twelve
|
ju san
|
joo san
|
thirteen
|
ju shi
|
joo she
|
fourteen
|
ju go
|
joo go
|
fifteen
|
ju roku
|
joo roke
|
sixteen
|
ju shichi
|
joo seech
|
seventeen
|
ju hachi
|
joo hach
|
eighteen
|
ju ku
|
joo koo
|
nineteen
|
ni ju
|
nee joo
|
twenty
|
san ju
|
san joo
|
thirty
|
shi ju
|
she joo
|
forty
|
go ju
|
go joo
|
fifty
|
Japanese
|
Pronunciation
|
English
|
rei
|
ray
|
zero
|
ichi
|
eech
|
one
|
ni
|
nee
|
two
|
san
|
san
|
three
|
shi (yon)
|
she
|
four
|
go
|
go
|
five
|
roku
|
roke
|
six
|
shichi (nana)
|
seech
|
seven
|
hachi
|
hach
|
eight
|
ku
|
koo
|
nine
|
ju
|
joo
|
ten
|
ju ichi
|
joo eech
|
eleven
|
ju ni
|
joo nee
|
twelve
|
ju san
|
joo san
|
thirteen
|
ju shi
|
joo she
|
fourteen
|
ju go
|
joo go
|
fifteen
|
ju roku
|
joo roke
|
sixteen
|
ju shichi
|
joo seech
|
seventeen
|
ju hachi
|
joo hach
|
eighteen
|
ju ku
|
joo koo
|
nineteen
|
ni ju
|
nee joo
|
twenty
|
san ju
|
san joo
|
thirty
|
shi ju
|
she joo
|
forty
|
go ju
|
go joo
|
fifty
|
Japanese
|
Pronunciation
|
English
|
arigato gozaimasu
|
ah-ree-gah-toh goh-zai-mas
|
thank you very much
|
do itashimas'te
|
doh-ee-tash-ee ma-she-tay
|
you're welcome
|
hajime
|
hah-jee-may
|
begin
|
kawate
|
kah-wah-tay
|
on guard
|
kime
|
ke-mee
|
focusing technique
|
kiotsuke
|
kee-oh-skay
|
stand up straight!
|
konbon wa
|
cone-bon wah
|
good evening
|
konnichi wa
|
cone-ichi-ee wah
|
good afternoon
|
koshi o ireru
|
ko-she o ee-re-roo
|
"putting in the hip"
|
matte
|
mah-tay
|
wait
|
mawatte
|
mah-wah-tay
|
turn around
|
mokuso
|
moh-koo-soh
|
quiet meditation
|
onegai shimasu
|
oh-neh-guy she-mas
|
please (teach me)
|
otagai ni
|
oh-tah-gah-ee nee
|
toward each other
|
otagai ni rei
|
oh-tah-gah-ee nee ray
|
bow to each other
|
otagai ni taishi
|
oh-tah-gah-ee nee ta(i)-sh(e)
|
face each other
|
rei
|
ray
|
bow with respect
|
sensei ni rei
|
sen-say nee ray
|
bow to the teacher
|
sensei ni taishi
|
sen-say nee ta(i)-sh(e)
|
face the teacher
|
shomen ni rei
|
shoh-men nee ray
|
bow to the front
|
shomen ni taishi
|
shoh-men nee ta(i)-sh(e)
|
face the front
|
shugo
|
shoo-go
|
line up, gather together
|
wakarimasen
|
wah-car-ee-mah-sin
|
I do not understand
|
wakarimasu
|
wah-car-ee-mas
|
I understand
|
wakarimasu ka ?
|
wah-car-ee-mas kah
|
do you understand ?
|
yame
|
yah-may
|
stop
|
yoi
|
yoy
|
ready, attention
|
Japanese
|
Pronunciation
|
English
|
arigato gozaimasu
|
ah-ree-gah-toh goh-zai-mas
|
thank you very much
|
do itashimas'te
|
doh-ee-tash-ee ma-she-tay
|
you're welcome
|
hajime
|
hah-jee-may
|
begin
|
kawate
|
kah-wah-tay
|
on guard
|
kime
|
ke-mee
|
focusing technique
|
kiotsuke
|
kee-oh-skay
|
stand up straight!
|
konbon wa
|
cone-bon wah
|
good evening
|
konnichi wa
|
cone-ichi-ee wah
|
good afternoon
|
koshi o ireru
|
ko-she o ee-re-roo
|
"putting in the hip"
|
matte
|
mah-tay
|
wait
|
mawatte
|
mah-wah-tay
|
turn around
|
mokuso
|
moh-koo-soh
|
quiet meditation
|
onegai shimasu
|
oh-neh-guy she-mas
|
please (teach me)
|
otagai ni
|
oh-tah-gah-ee nee
|
toward each other
|
otagai ni rei
|
oh-tah-gah-ee nee ray
|
bow to each other
|
otagai ni taishi
|
oh-tah-gah-ee nee ta(i)-sh(e)
|
face each other
|
rei
|
ray
|
bow with respect
|
sensei ni rei
|
sen-say nee ray
|
bow to the teacher
|
sensei ni taishi
|
sen-say nee ta(i)-sh(e)
|
face the teacher
|
shomen ni rei
|
shoh-men nee ray
|
bow to the front
|
shomen ni taishi
|
shoh-men nee ta(i)-sh(e)
|
face the front
|
shugo
|
shoo-go
|
line up, gather together
|
wakarimasen
|
wah-car-ee-mah-sin
|
I do not understand
|
wakarimasu
|
wah-car-ee-mas
|
I understand
|
wakarimasu ka ?
|
wah-car-ee-mas kah
|
do you understand ?
|
yame
|
yah-may
|
stop
|
yoi
|
yoy
|
ready, attention
|
Japanese
|
Pronunciation
|
English
|
atemi
|
ah-teh-me
|
strike (often to distract)
|
barai
|
bah-rye
|
sweep
|
bunkai
|
boon-keye
|
application of kata techniques
|
bushido
|
boo-she-doh
|
the way of the warrior
|
dai ichi
|
die-eech
|
The first
|
deshi
|
deh-she
|
student, pupil
|
dojo
|
doe-joe
|
place to learn the way
|
dogi (gi)
|
doe-ghee (ghee)
|
karate uniforn
|
hai
|
hi
|
yes
|
hidari
|
hee-dah-ree
|
left
|
hojo undo
|
hoe-joe oon-doe
|
supplementary exercises
|
ido
|
ee-doe
|
moving, with movement
|
iya
|
ee-yay
|
no
|
jiyu kumite
|
jee-yu koo-meh-tay
|
freestyle sparring
|
junbi undo
|
joon-bee oon-doe
|
warmup exercises
|
karateka
|
kah-rah-tay-kah
|
karate student
|
kiai
|
key-eye
|
spirit yell
|
kihon
|
key-hon
|
basics
|
kiso tanren
|
key-soh tan-ren
|
foundation drill conditioning
|
kokyu ho
|
koh-kyu how
|
breathing methods
|
kotekitae
|
koh-teh-key-tay
|
arm pounding
|
kumite
|
koo-meh-tay
|
sparring
|
obi
|
oh-bee
|
belt
|
makiwara
|
mah-kee-wah-rah
|
striking board
|
migi
|
mee-gee
|
right
|
seiza
|
say-za
|
formal sitting on knees
|
shiai
|
she-eye
|
sparring match
|
sonoba
|
soh-no-bah
|
in place, not moving
|
waza
|
wah-zah
|
technique
|
yakusoku kumite
|
yah-k(oo)-soh-koo koo-meh-tay
|
pre-arranged sparring
|
Japanese
|
Pronunciation
|
English
|
atemi
|
ah-teh-me
|
strike (often to distract)
|
barai
|
bah-rye
|
sweep
|
bunkai
|
boon-keye
|
application of kata techniques
|
bushido
|
boo-she-doh
|
the way of the warrior
|
dai ichi
|
die-eech
|
The first
|
deshi
|
deh-she
|
student, pupil
|
dojo
|
doe-joe
|
place to learn the way
|
dogi (gi)
|
doe-ghee (ghee)
|
karate uniforn
|
hai
|
hi
|
yes
|
hidari
|
hee-dah-ree
|
left
|
hojo undo
|
hoe-joe oon-doe
|
supplementary exercises
|
ido
|
ee-doe
|
moving, with movement
|
iya
|
ee-yay
|
no
|
jiyu kumite
|
jee-yu koo-meh-tay
|
freestyle sparring
|
junbi undo
|
joon-bee oon-doe
|
warmup exercises
|
karateka
|
kah-rah-tay-kah
|
karate student
|
kiai
|
key-eye
|
spirit yell
|
kihon
|
key-hon
|
basics
|
kiso tanren
|
key-soh tan-ren
|
foundation drill conditioning
|
kokyu ho
|
koh-kyu how
|
breathing methods
|
kotekitae
|
koh-teh-key-tay
|
arm pounding
|
kumite
|
koo-meh-tay
|
sparring
|
obi
|
oh-bee
|
belt
|
makiwara
|
mah-kee-wah-rah
|
striking board
|
migi
|
mee-gee
|
right
|
seiza
|
say-za
|
formal sitting on knees
|
shiai
|
she-eye
|
sparring match
|
sonoba
|
soh-no-bah
|
in place, not moving
|
waza
|
wah-zah
|
technique
|
yakusoku kumite
|
yah-k(oo)-soh-koo koo-meh-tay
|
pre-arranged sparring
|