Where does “ippon” come from?
ippon (English) comes from Japanese 一本, from Japanese 一, from Japanese 始め, from Japanese 始める — begin; start; initiate; originate.
ippon (English): The highest score in judo, awarded for a throw...
Definitions
- The highest score in judo, awarded for a throw...
Ancestry of “ippon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 一本 | one thing; Short for 一本勝ち .: winning in one blow;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 一 | one, 1; "term relating to the number one"; unity |
| 3 | Japanese | 始め | beginning, the start of an activity or time... |
| 4 | Japanese | 始める | begin; start; initiate; originate |