...o misete kudasaimasu ka?- Can you show me...
...o oshiete kudasaimasu ka?- Can you tell me...
...wa doko desu ka (wah doh-koh des
kah)- Where is....
Arigato (ah-ree-gah-toe)- thank you.
Chaku-gan (cha-koo-gan)- focused eye contact.
Dekimasen (day-kee-mah-sen)- I
cannot do (it).
Dekimashita (day-kee-mahssh-tah)- I did (it).
Dekimasu (day-kee-mahss)- I can do (it).
Dekimasu ka? (day-kee-mahss kah)-
Can you do (it)?
Desu ka (des kah)- is it.
Do itashimashite (doe-ee-tah-she-mahssh-tay)- You're welcome.
Domo arigato gozaimasu (doe-moe
ah-ree-gah-toe go-zi-mahs)- thank you very much.
Genki desu. Anata wa? (gen-kee dess ah-nah-tah wah)- I'm fine. And you?
Gomennasai (go-men-nah-sigh)-
Sorry.
Hai (hi)- yes
Hanshi (hahn-she)- master, a martial arts master of 9th Dan or higher who is recognized as the head of a particular
system.
Ie desu ka? (eee des kah)- Is it okay?
Iie (ee-a)- no
Irasshaimase! (ee-rah-shy-mah-say)- Welcome!
Joseki (joe-say-key)- upper
side; for yudansha (black belt).
Kaiseki (ki-say-key)- analysis of kata.
Kamiza (kah-me-zah)- upper seat; senior side of practice area.
Kime (ke-mee)-
focusing technique.
Konbon wa (cone-bon wah)- good evening
Konnichi wa (cone-ich-ee wah)- good afternoon
Kore o yakushite kudasaimasu
ka?- Could you translate this?
Kore wa doyo imi desuka?- What does this mean?
Kore wa ii desu ka? (koe-ray wah ee dess kah)- Is this
okay?
Koshi o ireru (ko-she o ee-re-roo)- "putting in the hip."
Kyohan (key-hahn) OR Kihon (key-hone) - basics (punching, kicking, blocking,
etc.)
Kyoshi (key-o-she)- an expert teacher or senior teacher in the martial arts who is awarded their "senior teachers license". Sometimes
also referred to as Shihan (she-hahn).
Menjo (men-joe) - rank certification.
Mo ichi-do (moe ee-chee-doe)- one more time
Mudansha (moo-dhan-sha)-
kyu rank under yudansha.
Kenpo DojoTerminology Page 3: Other Words and Phrases
O-genki desu ka? (Oh-gen-kee dess-kah)- How are you?
Ohayo gozaimasu (o-hi-o go-zi-mahs)- good morning.
Onegai shimasu (o-neh-guy she-mahs)-
please teach us.
Oyasumi nasai (o-yaa-soo-me naa-sii)- good night.
Renshi (ren-she)- a polished expert, a martial artist who is 4th
Dan or higher and is awarded their "teachers license".
Reshiki (ray-she-key)- ceremony.
Senpai ni mawate (sin-pie nee may-wah-tay)-
turn to senpai
Senpai ni rei (sin-pie nee ray)- bow to the senpai
Sensei ni mawate (sin-say nee may-wah-tay)- turn to sensei.
Sensei
ni rei (sin-say nee ray)- bow to the sensei
Shimoseki (she-moe-say-key)- lower side; for mudansha (below black belt).
Shimoza (she-moe-zah)-
lower seat; practice area for kyu ranks.
Shinden ni rei (shin-den nee ray)- All bow to those who came before us.
Sore wa ii desu. (soe-ray
wah eee dess)- That's fine.
Sumimasen (sue-me-mah-sen)- excuse me; pardon me.
Wakarimasen (wah-car-ee-mah-sin)- I don't understand.
Wakarimasu (wah-car-ee-mas)-
I understand.
Wakarimasu ka? (wah-car-ee-mas kah)- Do you understand?
Wakarimashita (wah-kah-ree-mahss kah)- I understood; I understand.
Yudansha (you-dhan-sha)-
black belt and above.