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This is the Conversation Forum for Karaoke << Karaoke in Japan karaoke >> Subject: Karaoke Posted Jun 2, 2000 by Captain Caprice   Posting 1 Actually "kara" means "empty" as in "karate" "te" meaning "hand"...."empty hand". "Oke" is a Japanese nickname for "orchestra" so the term, "karaoke" is Japanese for "Empty Orchestra." Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Karaoke Posted Jun 16, 2000 by Shep This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 I belive "oke" is derived directly from the word orchestra! Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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