Karate / Shorei-Kan Terminologies
| Japanese | Pronunciation | English | Remarks |
| 頭 | atama | head | |
| 髪 | kami | hair | |
| 額 | hitai | forehead | |
| 目 | me | eye, eyes | |
| 鼻 | hana | nose | |
| 口 | kuchi | mouth | |
| 耳 | mimi | ear | |
| 歯 | ha | tooth, teeth | |
| あご | ago | jaw | |
| のど | nodo | throat | |
| 後頭部 | kohtohbu | back of the head | |
| 首 | kubi | neck | |
| 肩 | kata | shoulder | |
| 肩甲骨 | kenkohkotsu | shoulder blade | |
| 胸 | mune | chest | |
| 胸 （女性） | mune | breast | |
| 脇の下 | waki no shita | armpit | |
| 腕 | ude | arm | |
| 前腕（小手） | zenwan (kote) | forearm | |
| 肘 | hiji | elbow | |
| 手首 | tekubi | wrist | |
| 手 | te | hand | |
| 手のひら | te no hira | palm | |
| 掌底 | shotei | palm heel | |
| 手の指 | te no yubi | finger, fingers | |
| 指先 | yubisaki | fingertip | |
| 親指 | oya yubi | thumb | |
| 人差し指 | hitosashi yubi | index finger | |
| 中指 | naka yubi | middle finger | |
| 薬指 | kusuri yubi | ring finger | |
| 小指 | ko yubi | pinky | |
| 爪 | tsume | nail | |
| 拳頭 | kento | knuckle | |
| 背中 | senaka | back | |
| 背骨 | sebone | backbone | |
| 腰 | koshi | lower back | |
| 腹 | hara | stomach | |
| みぞおち（水月） | mizoochi (suigetsu) | solar plexus | |
| 脚 | ashi | leg, legs | |
| 尻 | shiri | hip, buttock | |
| 股間 | kokan | groin | |
| 大腿、太もも | daitai, futomomo | thigh | |
| ひざ | hiza | knee | |
| ひざの裏側 | hiza no uragawa | back of the knee | kick the back of the knee |
| すね | sune | shin | |
| ふくらはぎ | fukurahagi | calf | |
| 足首 | ashikubi | ankle | |
| 足 | ashi | foot, feet | |
| 足の指 | ashi no yubi | toe, toes | |
| かかと | kakato | heel | |
| 足の甲 | ashi no ko | instep | |
| 足の裏 | ashi no ura | sole of the foot | |
| 突く | tsuku | punch | |
| 打つ | utsu | strike | |
| 蹴る | keru | kick | |
| 踏みつける | fumitsukeru | stomp | |
| 曲げる | mageru | bend | |
| 伸ばす | nobasu | stretch | |
| ひねる、ねじる | heneru, nejiru | twist | |
| 回す | mawasu | rotate, turn | |
| 時計回り | tokei mawari | clockwise | |
| 反時計回り | han tokei mawari | counter clockwise | |
| 引く | hiku | pull | |
| 押す | osu | push | |
| 引っかける | hikkakeru | hook | hook the arm |
| 投げる | nageru | throw | |
| 持ち上げる | mochiageru | lift | |
| 落とす | otosu | drop | |
| 降ろす | orosu | lower | |
| 払う | harau | sweep | |
| 折る | oru | break | break the arm |
| つかむ | tsukamu | grab | grab the wrist |
| 放す | hanasu | release | |
| 極める | kimeru | lock | |
| ゆらす | yurasu | shake | |
| 振る | furu | swing | |
| 開く | hiraku | open | |
| 閉じる | tojiru | close | |
| 前 | mae | front | |
| 前へ | mae e | forward | |
| 後ろ | ushiro | back | |
| 後ろへ | ushiro e | backward | |
| 高い | takai | high | |
| 低い | hikui | low | |
| 右 | migi | right | |
| 左 | hidari | left | |
| 上 | ue | up, above | |
| 下 | sita | down, below | |
| 平行 | heiko | parallel | |
| 90度 | kyuju do | ninety degrees | |
| 方向 | houko | direction | |
| 骨 | hone | bone | |
| 筋肉 | kinniku | muscle | |
| 腱 | ken | tendon | |
| 関節 | kansetsu | joint | |
| 肌 | hada | skin | |
| 拳 | ken | fist | |
| 開手 | kaishu | open hand | |
| 上段突き | jodan tsuki | head punch | |
| 中段突き | chudan tsuki | chest punch | |
| 下段突き | gedan tsuki | down punch | |
| 上段受け | jodan uke | head block | |
| 中段受け | chudan uke | chest block | |
| 下段受け | gedan uke | down block | |
| 手刀打ち | shuto uchi | chop | |
| 前蹴り | mae geri | front kick | |
| 足刀蹴り（横蹴り） | sokuto geki (yoko geri) | side kick | |
| 下段足刀蹴り | gedan sokuto geri | down side kick | |
| かかと蹴り | kakato geri | heel kick | |
| 下段交差蹴り | gedan kosa geri | down cross kick | |
| 回し蹴り | mawashi geri | spin kick | |
| 後ろ蹴り | ushiro geri | back kick | |
| ひざ蹴り | hiza geri | knee kick | |
| 構えて | kamaete | on guard, Kamae | |
| 基本立ち | kihon dachi | basic stance | |
| 三戦立ち | sanchin dachi | Sanchin stance | |
| 前屈立ち | zenkutsu dachi | front stance | |
| 四股立ち | shiko dachi | Shiko dachi | |
| 四股立ち突き | shiko dachi tsuki | Shiko dachi punch | |
| 猫足立ち | nekoashi dachi | cat stance | |
| レの字立ち | renoji dachi | V stance | |
| すり足 | suriashi | slide | |
| 裏拳打ち | uraken uchi | back fist strike | |
| 拳鎚 | kentsui | hammer fist | |
| 諸手突き | morote tsuki | double punch | |
| 肘打ち | hiji uchi | elbow strike | |
| 腕立て伏せ | udatatefuse | push up | |
| 腹筋運動 | fukkin undo | sit-ups | |
| ストレッチ | storecchi | stretch | |
| 重心 | jushin | center of gravity | |
| 体重 | taiju | weight | |
| 技 | waza | technique | |
| 力 | chikara | strength | |
| 強い | tsuyoi | strong | |
| 弱い | yowai | weak | |
| 硬い | katai | hard, stiff | |
| 柔らかい | yawarakai | soft | |
| 早い | hayai | fast | |
| 遅い | osoi | slow | |
| もっと早く | motto hayaku | faster | |
| もっと遅く | motto osoku | slower | |
| もっと強く | motto tsuyoku | stronger | |
| 力を抜く | chikara o nuku | relax | |
| まっすぐに | massugu ni | straight | |
| 垂直 | suichoku | vertical | |
| 水平 | suihei | horizontal | |
| 型 | kata | Kata | |
| 組手 | kumite | Kumite | |
| 分解 | bunkai | Bunkai | |
| 解裁 | kaisai | Kaisai | |
| 呼吸 | kokyu | breath | |
| 吸う | suu | inhale | |
| 吐く | haku | exhale | |
| 師範 | shihan | Shihan | |
| 渡口館長 | Toguchi kancho | Master Toguchi | |
| 黒帯 | kuro obi | black belt | |
| 茶帯 | cha obi | brown belt | |
| 緑帯 | midori obi | green belt | |
| 白帯 | shiro obi | white belt | |
| 昇級審査 | shokyu shinsa | promotion exam | |
| 段 | dan | degree | 三段： Sandan, third degree black belt |
| 演武 | enbu | demonstration | |
| 武道 | budo | martial arts | |
| 大会 | taikai | tournament | |
| 直線 | chokusen | straight line | |
| 円 | en | circle | |
| 角度 | kakudo | angle | |
| 動作 | dosa | movement | |
| くり返す | kurikaesu | repeat | |
| もう一回 | mo ichido | one more time | |
| 基本、基礎 | kihon, kiso | basics | |
| 上級 | jokyu | advanced | |
| 応用 | ouyou | application | |
| 運動 | undo | exercise | |
| 練習 | renshu | practice | |
| 整列 | seiretsu | line up | |
| 一緒に | ishho ni | together | |
| 同時に | doji ni | at the same time | |
| 後で | ato de | later | |
| 同じ | onaji | same | |
| 正しい | tadashii | correct | |
| 間違い | machigai | wrong | |
| 覚える | oboeru | remember | |
| 忘れる | wasureru | forget | |
| やってみる | yatte miru | try | |
| このように | kono yoni | like this | |
| 正中線 | seichu sen | center axis line |