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ippon

British

/ ˈɪpɒn /

noun

judo karate a winning point awarded in a sparring competition for a perfectly executed technique

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Etymology

Origin of ippon

C20: Japanese, literally: one point

Example Sentences

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He reeled off three ippon, which included a kick to Kalnins’s head.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Turkey's Bilal Çiloğlu, the world's No. 9 lightweight, screamed and put his fists to his head after Ono pinned him helplessly to the tatami for an ippon, his wails echoing down the corridors.

From Fox News • Jul. 26, 2021

She won the repechage against Kocher by ippon, an early scoring waza-ari having given her the advantage before she showed the greater composure to hold on.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2021

For the gold she defeated Audrey Tcheuméo of France, the world’s second-ranked judoka, by scoring an ippon with six seconds left when she already had the victory in hand.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2016

Kono sunegiri yatsu to iu wa tadaima de wa arimasen ga; makurajima no tabi ni asaura wo haki, sankeigyō no kyahan de, nagai no wo ippon sashi.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

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