karategi

English

Etymology

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

Noun

karategi (plural karategis or karategi)

  1. A karate uniform.
    • 1989, David L. Mitchell, “Clothing”, in Karate, London: A & C Black, →ISBN, “Getting started” section, page 2, column 3:
      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.
    • 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:
      Karategi are manufactured in light-, medium-, and heavy-weight material and are available in a variety of costs and sizes.
    • 2009, Filip Swennen, “Karategi: from casual wear to a uniform”, in The Evolution of Karate: From Secret Martial Art to Worldwide Cultural Sport‎[1] (thesis), Katsuura, Chiba: International Budo University, archived from the original on 13 October 2017, chapter 6 (Clothing, belts and ranks), section 1 (Karate uniform, black and colored belts), page 58:
      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).
    • 2017, Renee Darcy, “Week Nine”, in America’s Favorite Couple: A Reality TV Romance, Bright Little Light Press, →ISBN, page 132:
      A production assistant waved them over toward the room where they had changed into their karategis at the beginning of the lesson.

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 空手着 (からてぎ, karategi), from Japanese 空手 (からて, karate, “karate”) + 着 (ぎ, -gi, “clothes, outfit, uniform”, suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ra.te.ɡi/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧té‧gi

Noun

karategi

  1. (sports) karategi

Further reading

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