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Breakdown of karate
hand
手
A hand is basically a collection of hooks that can bend at two joints.
sky
空
A hole, created by hard work, reveals the sky.
Usages of karate
ジョン は 日本 で 空手 を 習って いました。zyon ha nihon de karate wo naratte imasita.
Jon was learning Karate in Japan
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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