ShotokanPronunciation: /ʃə(ʊ)ˈtəʊkan/Definition of Shotokan 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'Shotokan in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Shotokan in the US English dictionary