Cheatsheet
| Category | Kanji | Pronounciation | Meaning |
| anatomy | 顎 | ago | chin, jaw |
| anatomy | 足 | ashi | foot and/or leg |
| anatomy | 頭 | atama | head |
| anatomy | 鼻 | hana | nose |
| anatomy | 背足 | haisoku | reverse foot (instep) |
| anatomy | 背刀 | haito | reverse knife hand (ridge hand) |
| anatomy | 平券 | heiken | flat fist (bear paw) |
| anatomy | 肘, 猿臂 | hiji, empi | elbow |
| anatomy | 四本拳 | hiraken | four finger fist (knuckles) |
| anatomy | 膝 | hiza | knee |
| anatomy | 踵 | kakato | heel |
| anatomy | 拳 | ken | fist |
| anatomy | 中足 | koshi | middle foot (ball of foot) |
| anatomy | 腰 | koshi | hips |
| anatomy | 首 | kubi | neck |
| anatomy | 熊手 | kumade | bear hand (tiger claw) |
| anatomy | 中指一本拳 | nakadaka ken | middle finger fist (knuckle) |
| anatomy | 貫手 | nukite | spear hand |
| anatomy | 親指一本拳 | oya yubi ippon ken | thumb fist (thumb knuckle) |
| anatomy | 正拳 | seiken | proper fist, straight fist, (front 2 knuckle punch) |
| anatomy | 神経 | shinkei | nerve |
| anatomy | 手刀 | shuto | knife hand |
| anatomy | 足 | asahi | leg/foot |
| anatomy | 足刀 | sokuto | foot blade, foot edge |
| anatomy | 水月 | suigetsu | solar plexus (lit. water moon) |
| anatomy | 脛 | sune | shin |
| anatomy | 手 | te | hand |
| anatomy | 掌底 | shotei | palm heel |
| anatomy | 弧拳 | koken | wrist (arc fist) |
| anatomy | 鉄槌 | tettsui | iron hammer (hammer fist) |
| anatomy | 鶏口 | keiko | chicken beak (finger tips) |
| anatomy | 爪先 | tsumasaki | tips of the toes |
| anatomy | 小手 | kote | forearm |
| anatomy | 裏拳 | uraken | back fist |
| anatomy | 指 | yubi | finger |
| attacks | 正拳技 | seiken waza | fist techniques |
| attacks | 突 | tsuki | punch (lit. thrust) |
| attacks | 上げ突 | age tsuki | rising punch |
| attacks | 中段突 | chudan tsuki | middle level punch |
| attacks | 下段突 | gedan tsuki | lower level punch |
| attacks | 逆突 | gyaku tsuki | reverse punch |
| attacks | 一本拳 | ippon ken | one knuckle fist |
| attacks | 一本拳中高 | naka daka ken | middle knuckle fist |
| attacks | 上段突 | jodan tsuki | upper level punch |
| attacks | 諸手突 | morote tsuki | augmented punch |
| attacks | 合突 | awase tsuki | |
| attacks | 追突 | oi tsuki | lunge punch |
| attacks | 左右突 | sayu tsuki | double side punch |
| attacks | 指技 | yubi waza | finger techniques |
| attacks | 諸手貫突 | morote nukite | double spear-hand thrust |
| attacks | 貫手突 | nukite tsuki | spear-hand thrust |
| attacks | 鶏口突 | keiko | chicken beak thrust |
| attacks | 打ち技 | uchi waza | striking techniques |
| attacks | 背刀 打 | haito uchi | reverse knife-hand strike |
| attacks | 鉄槌打 | tettsui uchi | iron hammer strike |
| attacks | 手刀打 | shuto uchi | knife-hand strike |
| attacks | 裏拳打 | uraken uchi | backfist strike |
| attacks | 当技 | ate waza | smashing techniques |
| attacks | 肘当 | hiji ate | elbow smash |
| attacks | 猿臂打 | empi uchi | elbow strike |
| attacks | 後肘当 | ushiro hiji ate | backward elbow smash |
| attacks | 横肘当 | yoko hiji ate | side elbow smash |
| blocks | 受 | uke | block |
| blocks | 中段外受 | chudan soto uke | outside middle block |
| blocks | 中段内受 | chudan uchi uke | middle inside block |
| blocks | 下段払い | gedan barai | lower block/parry |
| blocks | 下段横払受 | gedan yoko barai uke | lower sideward sweeping block |
| blocks | 上段受 | jodan uke | upper block |
| general | 始め | hajime | begin |
| general | 待って | matte | wait |
| general | 回って | mawatte | turn around |
| general | 黙想 | mokuso | quiet meditation |
| general | お互いに礼 | otagai ni rei | bow to each other |
| general | 礼 | rei | bow with respect |
| general | 正面に礼 | shomen | the front (of a dojo) |
| general | 止め | yame | stop |
| general | 用意 | yoi | ready, attention |
| general | hanshi | ||
| general | sensei | ||
| general | kyoshi | ||
| general | shihan | ||
| kata | 型 | kata | form |
| kata | 平安 | pinan nidan | peace and harmony |
| kata | 平安初段 | pinan shodan | first peace form |
| kata | 平安三段 | pinan sandan | third peace form |
| kata | 平安四段 | pinan yondan | fourth peace form |
| kata | 平安五段 | pinan godan | fifth peace form |
| kata | taikyokku | ||
| kata | tsukino kata | ||
| kata | gekisai dai, gekisai sho | ||
| kata | saiha | ||
| kata | yansu | ||
| kata | seienchin | ||
| kata | seido | ||
| kata | koryugojushiho | ||
| kicks | 蹴 | keri, geri | kick |
| kicks | 足払 | ashi barai | leg sweep |
| kicks | 膝蹴 | hiza geri | knee kick |
| kicks | 蹴上 | keage | rising kick |
| kicks | 蹴込 | kekomi | thrust kick |
| kicks | 金的蹴 | kinteki geri | groin kick (lit. gold-like kick!) |
| kicks | 前蹴 | mae geri | front snap kick |
| kicks | 廻蹴 | mawashi geri | round-house kick |
| kicks | 後蹴 | ushiro geri | back kick |
| kicks | 横蹴 | yoko geri | side kick |
| general | 払い | barai | sweep |
| general | 分解 | bunkai | application of kata techniques (lit. picking apart) |
| general | 武士道 | bushido | the way of the warrior |
| general | 道場 | dojo | place to learn the way |
| general | 着 | gi | karate uniform |
| general | 護身術 | goshin jutsu | self defense techniques |
| general | 自由組手 | jiyu kumite | freestyle sparring |
| general | 上座 | kamiza | seat of honor, shrine |
| general | 空手家 | karateka | karate student |
| general | 気合 | kiai | spirit yell |
| general | 基本 | kihon | basics |
| general | 組手 | kumite | sparring |
| general | 帯 | obi | karate belt |
| general | 右 | migi | right |
| general | 試合 | shiai | sparring match |
| general | 技 | waza | technique |
| general | 約束組手 | yakusoku kumite | pre-arranged sparring (lit: promised set) |
| ranks | 級 | kyu | ranks below black belt |
| ranks | 十級 | jukyu | tenth level (white belt) |
| ranks | 段 | dan | ranks of black belt |
| ranks | 初段 | shodan | first degree black belt |
| ranks | 二段 | nidan | second degree black belt |
| stances | 立ち | tachi, -dachi | stance |
| stances | 不動立 | fudo dachi | immovable stance, |
| stances | 三戦立 | sanchin dachi | three point stance (lit. three battle stance) |
| stances | 鶴足立 | tsuru ashi dachi | crane leg stance |
| stances | 鷺足立 | sagi ashi dachi | heron leg stance |
| stances | 構え | kamae | fighting posture, take a stance |
| stances | 平行立 | heiko dachi | parallel stance |
| stances | 閉足立 | heisoku dachi | closed-foot stance |
| stances | [t.b.a.] | kata hiza dachi | one knee stance |
| stances | 騎馬立 | kiba dachi | horse riding stance |
| stances | 後屈立 | kokutsu dachi | back leaning stance (lit. back-ducking stance) |
| stances | 交差立 | kosa dachi | crossing/turning stance |
| stances | 組手立 | kumite dachi | fighting stance |
| stances | 結立 | musubi dachi | close toed stance (lit. tying-together stance) |
| stances | 貓足立 | nekoashi dachi | cat foot stance |
| stances | 正座 | seiza | sit/kneel quietly |
| stances | 四股立 | shiko dachi | sumo stance |
| stances | 八時立 | hachiji dachi | stand like the character “八” |
| stances | 前屈立 | zenkutsu dachi | forward leaning stance (lit. front-ducking stance) |