ippon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 一本 (“one full point”).

Noun

ippon (plural ippons)

1. (martial arts, judo) The highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent on their back with impetus or for holding the opponent on their back for a number of seconds.

Translations

the highest score in judo

• Georgian: იპონი (iṗoni)

See also

• waza-ari
• yuko

Anagrams

• Nippo-, pop in, pop-in

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 一本.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪ.pɔn/

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• Hyphenation: ip‧pon

Noun

ippon ? (plural ippons)

1. (martial arts) ippon (full point)

French

Etymology

From Japanese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.pɔn/, /i.pɔ̃n/

Noun

ippon m (plural ippons)

1. (judo) ippon

Further reading

• “ippon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Japanese

Romanization

ippon

1. Rōmaji transcription of いっぽん

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 一本.

Noun

ippon m (plural ippons)

1. (judo) ippon

Spanish

Noun

ippon m (plural ippones or ippon)

1. ippon