ippon
Britishnoun
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
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
Kimberley, 26, secured Scotland's first gold, beating India's Sushila Likmabam courtesy of an ippon in the 48kg weight category.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2014
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 James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
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