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Shotokan
(Sho|to¦kan)
Pronunciation:
/ʃə(ʊ)ˈtəʊkan/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the style of karate which is the most widespread in the UK and a number of other countries.
Origin:
Japanese, from
shō
'right, true' +
to
'way' +
kan
'mansion'
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