kata

See also Kata, and kąta

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Japanese 型 (“pattern, model”). In English use since the 1950s.

Noun

kata (plural katas)

1. (martial arts) A sequence of positions and movements used in the practice of many martial arts.
   • 1979, Masatoshi Nakayama, Best Karate: Heian, Tekki, page 12,

     About fifty kata, or "formal exercises," are practiced at the present time, some having been passed down from generation to generation, others having been developed fairly recently.

   • 2006, Kelley MacAulay, Bobbie Kalman, Karate in Action, page 22,

     Katas are a series of motions, such as punches, strikes, and kicks, arranged in a specific pattern. The pattern allows the motions to flow into one another. A student must learn a new kata to advance to each new belt level.

   • 2009, Thomas W. Hanlon, The Sports Rules Book, Human Kinetics, page 161,

     When the competitor's name is called, she stands on the designated line, bows to the panel of judges, and announces the name of the kata she will perform. […] She then performs the kata. When she is finished, her opponent performs her kata. At the end of the second kata, both return to the mat area to await the decision of the judging panel.

   • 2010, Kenji Tokitsu, The Katas: The Meaning Behind the Movements.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κατά (“downwards”). Compare cata-.

Noun

kata (plural katas)

1. Abbreviation of kata thermometer.
2. (in combination) A drop (in temperature).

   kata thermometer; kata factor

Anagrams

• taka

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Chickasaw

Pronoun

kata

1. (interrogative) who

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Finnish

Verb

kata

1. Indicative present connegative form of kattaa.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of kattaa.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kattaa.

Anagrams

• akat, taka

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Indonesian

Noun

kata

1. word

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Japanese

See also: katana

Noun

kata (hiragana かた)

1. 方: manner, way, person
2. 型: type, form, pattern
3. 形: form, shape
4. 肩: shoulder
5. 潟: lagoon
6. 過多: excess
7. 夥多: plenty

Kanji reading

kata (hiragana かた)

• 片
• 難
• 堅
• 硬
• 固
• 旁
• 傾
• 塊
• 語
• 騙

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit kátha

Noun

kata

1. word

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Novial

Etymology

From kate, cat. Root: kat-. Morphemes: kat- + -a (1).

Noun

kata

1. female cat

Related terms

kate	{ n }	cat
kato	{ n }	tomcat, male cat
katyune	{ n }	kitten
katal	{ adj }	feline

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Pitjantjatjara

Noun

kata

1. head, mind

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Rapa Nui

Verb

kata

1. laugh

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Swahili

Verb

kata

1. cut

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Volapük

Noun

kata

1. genitive singular form of kat