ippon

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.

Anagrams

• Nippo-, pop in, pop-in

Etymology

Japanese

Noun

ippon m (plural ippons)

1. (judo) ippon

Further reading

• “ippon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanization

ippon

1. Rōmaji transcription of いっぽん

Noun

ippon m (plural ippones or ippon)

1. ippon