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when you write the kanji (chinese characters) of "karate", it would be 空手

空=kara=empty

手=te=hand

Therefore, if you want to know the "LITERAL" meaning, it would be empty-handed.

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It literally translates to 'empty hand(s).'

or Open Hand

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