kumite
noun
kumite is spelled K-U-M-I-T-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kumite means “The aspect of karate in which a person trains against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kumite is kumites.
How many letters and syllables are in kumite?
| Letters | 6: K-U-M-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kumite?
Kumite appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of kumite
- kumites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kumite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The aspect of karate in which a person trains against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kumite come from?
From Japanese 組手.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).