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Definition of Shotokan noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Shotokan

noun
 
/ˈʃəʊtəʊkɑːn/
 
/ˈʃəʊtəʊkɑːn/
 [uncountable] (from Japanese)
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  1. a popular form of karateTopics Sports: other sportsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryShotokan is used before these nouns:
    • karate
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    Word OriginJapanese, from shō ‘right, true’ + to ‘way’ + kan ‘mansion’.
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