Number    Japanese    Pronunciation
1                ichi            ee-chee
2                ni               nee
3                san            sahn
4                shi             shee
5                go             goh
6                roku          roh-koo
7                shichi         shee-chee
8                hachi          hah-chee
9                Kyu           cue
10               ju               joo

General Terms

Karate-Do - the way of the empty hand (kara=empty, te=hand, do=the way)
Dojo (dough-joe) - the place where karate is studied, training hall
Sensei (sen-say) - the chief instructor at a dojo. Also any person instructing a class
Kihon (key-hone) - basic techniques, kicks, blocks, punches, stances (in wadokikai=shinko kata)
Kata (kah-tah) - formal exercises, pre arranged forms consisting of techniques (attack/defense routines)
Kumite (koo-mee-teh) - sparring
Oss/Osu (ohss) - used to mean almost anything; an affirmative, an agreement, a greeting, etc.
Kiai (kee-aee) - spirit yell to focus and strenghten techniques; a coming together of spirit/energy
Johdan (joh-dahn) - upper level i.e. face, chin, head
Chuudan (choo-dahn) - mid-level i.e. chest, stomach
Gedan (geh-dahn) - low-level i.e. groin, knees, shins

Commands

Yoi (yoy) - get ready (into ready stance)
Hajime (hah-jee-meh) - begin
Yame (yah-meh) - stop
Yasume (yah-su-meh) - relax
Mawatte (mah-wah-teh) - turn around (in stance)
Rei (ray) - bow
Shomen ni rei (shoh-men nee ray) - bow to the front (of the dojo, to the masters before us)
Sensei ni rei (sen-say nee ray) - bow to instructor
Otaigai ni rei (oh-tai-gai nee ray) - bow to each other (partner)
Seiza (say-zah) - sit (in Japanese formal sitting position)
Mokusoh (mohk-soh) - meditate

Stances

Zenkutsu dachi (zen-koo-tsoo dah-chee) - front stance
Kokutsu dachi (koh-koo-tsoo dah-chee) - back stance
Kiba dachi (kee-bah dah-chee) - side stance (horseriding/straddle stance)
Hachiji dachi (hah-chee-jee dah-chee) - ready stance (yoi position)
neko-ashi dachi - cat leg stance
kanku dachi - crane stance, one leg stance
kosa dachi - cross leg stance
kaga dachi - lady stance
sanchin dachi - hourglass stance
musubi dachi - bow stance

Blocks

Age uke (ah-geh oo-keh) - rising block
Gedan barai (geh-dahn bah-raee) - downward block
Soto uke (soh-toh oo-keh) - outside forearm block
Ude or Uchi uke (oo-chee oo-keh) - inside forearm block
juji uke - x block
Shuto uke (shoo-toh oo-keh) - knifehand block

Arm techniques (punch=tsuki, strike=uchi)

Oi tsuki (oy zoo-kee) - stepping punch, lunge punch, front punch
Gyaku tsuki (gyah-koo zoo-kee) - reverse punch
Kizami tsuki (kee-zah-mee zoo-kee) - jab
Nukite (noo-kee-teh) - spearhand strike
Empi uchi (em-pee oo-chee) - elbow strike
Uraken (oo-rah-ken) - backfist strike
kagi tsuki - hook punch
Tettsui (tet-soo-ee) - hammerfist strike
Ura tsuki - uppercut strike
Shotei uchi - heel palm strike

Leg Techniques