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  2. Kata - Wikipedia

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    Kata originally were teaching and training methods by which successful combat techniques were preserved and passed on. Practicing kata allowed a company of persons to engage in a struggle using a systematic approach, rather by practicing in a repetitive manner the learner develops the ability to execute those techniques and movements in a natural, reflex-like manner.

  3. Japanese grammar - Wikipedia

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    猫 neko cat の no GEN 色 iro color 猫 の 色 neko no iro cat GEN color "the cat's (neko no) color (iro)" noun governed by an adposition: 日本 nihon Japan に ni in 日本 に nihon ni Japan in " in Japan" comparison: Y Y Y‍ より yori than 大きい ookii big Y より 大きい Y yori ookii Y‍ than big " big ger than Y" noun modified by an adjective: 黒い kuroi black 猫 neko cat ...

  4. Adjectival noun (Japanese) - Wikipedia

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    The current term for the so-called "adjectiveal nouns" is keiyō dōshi (形容動詞).Here, keiyō (形容, lit. ' form ' or ' figure ' or ' appearance ' or ' description ') refers to the semantic aspect of these words as qualifying the state or condition of a noun (名詞, meishi); and dōshi (動詞, lit.

  5. Japanese conjugation - Wikipedia

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    Japanese verbs, like the verbs of many other languages, can be morphologically modified to change their meaning or grammatical function – a process known as conjugation.

  6. Japanese pronouns - Wikipedia

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    kata, gata: かた, がた 方 formal (ex. あなた方, anata-gata) More polite than 達 tachi. gata is the rendaku form. domo: ども 共 humble (ex. 私ども, watakushi-domo) Casts some aspersion on the mentioned group, so it can be rude. domo is the rendaku form. ra: ら 等 informal (ex. 彼ら, karera. 俺ら, ore-ra. 奴ら, yatsu-ra.

  7. Katana - Wikipedia

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    The term is a compound of kata ("one side, one-sided") + na ("blade"), [6] [7] [8] in contrast to the double-sided tsurugi. The katana belongs to the nihontō family of swords, and is distinguished by a blade length ( nagasa ) of more than 2 shaku , approximately 60 cm (24 in).

  8. Japanese numerals - Wikipedia

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    100 po: 五百 ipo (500), 五百年 ipoto 2 se (500 years), 五百夜 ipoyo 2 (500 nights), 八百 yapo (800), 三百 mi 1 po (300), 六百 mupo (600), 九百 ko 2 ko 2 no 2 po (900) Used for multiple hundreds in compound numerals. Often used to mean many. 100 mo 1 mo 1: 百日 mo 1 mo 1 ka (many days) Used for non-multiple hundred and for the ...

  9. Karate kata - Wikipedia

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    Kata (Japanese: 形, or more traditionally, 型; lit. "form") is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs. [1] Karate kata are executed as a specified series of a variety of moves, with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect form.