空手

Verb

 * 1) to be empty-handed
 * 2) to be unarmed
 * 3) to be without a copy, model, diagram, blueprint, etc.

Etymology 1
to 🇨🇬, , as the art was originally transmitted from China to Okinawa, and thence to mainland Japan.

The use of to spell the kara portion is an example of  to express the idea of “empty-handed” or “unarmed”.

Noun

 * 1) karate

Etymology 2
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) the state of being empty-handed

Usage notes
Note that this term in Japanese is a noun, but it is often translated into English as the adjective.

Etymology 3
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  the left, the left hand, the left-hand side
 * 2)   someone with nothing to do, someone unoccupied at the moment, an idler

Etymology 4
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  sudden-onset pain in one's hands or arms with no clear immediate cause, such as due to arthritis or neuralgia

Etymology 5
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  the state of being empty-handed, bare-handed, unarmed
 * 2)  the state of being empty-handed, doing nothing with no success or positive result

Etymology 6
From.

Noun

 * 1) the state of being empty-handed, bare-handed, unarmed