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砕破 is the title “Saifa” written in Japanese Kanji. This literally means “smash and tear.” Like most styles of martial arts, Saifa has origins in China. It was Higashionna that brought Saifa to Okinawa.
Saifa is generally associated with Gōjū-ryū as a title for a kata.
Notes: While Saifa is often written as 砕破, it can also be written 碎破 (just a variation on the first Kanji). Sometimes written in Japanese Katakana as サイハ.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your sai search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
賽 赛 see styles |
sài sai4 sai sai さえ |
More info & calligraphy: Sae(abbreviation) dice; die; (1) (abbreviation) dice; die; (2) baton (of command) Money offerings. |
賽跑 赛跑 see styles |
sài pǎo sai4 pao3 sai p`ao sai pao |
More info & calligraphy: Running |
賽馬 赛马 see styles |
sài mǎ sai4 ma3 sai ma |
More info & calligraphy: Seyma |
侯賽因 侯赛因 see styles |
hóu sài yīn hou2 sai4 yin1 hou sai yin |
More info & calligraphy: Hussain |
塞繆爾 塞缪尔 see styles |
sāi miù ěr sai1 miu4 er3 sai miu erh |
More info & calligraphy: Sammuel |
奧賽羅 奥赛罗 see styles |
ào sài luó ao4 sai4 luo2 ao sai lo |
More info & calligraphy: Othello |
僿 see styles |
sài sai4 sai |
small, minute; lacking sincerity |
嘥 see styles |
sāi sai1 sai |
to waste (Cantonese) |
噻 see styles |
sāi sai1 sai |
used in transliteration |
揌 see styles |
sāi sai1 sai |
to shake |
腮 see styles |
sāi sai1 sai |
cheek |
顋 腮 see styles |
sāi sai1 sai era えら ago あご |
variant of 腮[sai1] (out-dated kanji) (1) (kana only) gills; branchia; (2) (kana only) angle of the mandible; gonial angle; (out-dated kanji) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) chin; jaw |
鰓 鳃 see styles |
sāi sai1 sai era えら agito あぎと |
gills of fish (1) (kana only) gills; branchia; (2) (kana only) angle of the mandible; gonial angle; (1) (archaism) chin; jaw; (2) (archaism) gills; branchia |
再賽 再赛 see styles |
zài sài zai4 sai4 tsai sai |
to compete again (i.e. either have a rematch or, when the scores are tied, have extra time) |
冰塞 see styles |
bīng sāi bing1 sai1 ping sai |
ice blockage; freezing of waterway |
出賽 出赛 see styles |
chū sài chu1 sai4 ch`u sai chu sai |
to compete; to take part (in a sports event) |
初賽 初赛 see styles |
chū sài chu1 sai4 ch`u sai chu sai |
preliminary contest; initial heats of a competition |
加賽 加赛 see styles |
jiā sài jia1 sai4 chia sai |
(sports) to have an additional tie-breaking match or period of play; to have a playoff |
參賽 参赛 see styles |
cān sài can1 sai4 ts`an sai tsan sai |
to compete; to take part in a competition |
可塞 see styles |
kě sài ke3 sai4 k`o sai ko sai |
xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ) |
哇噻 see styles |
wā sāi wa1 sai1 wa sai |
variant of 哇塞[wa1sai1] |
哇塞 see styles |
wā sāi wa1 sai1 wa sai |
(slang) wow!; also pr. [wa1 sei1] |
喇賽 喇赛 see styles |
lā sài la1 sai4 la sai |
(slang) (Tw) to chat idly; to gossip (from Taiwanese 抐屎, Tai-lo pr. [lā-sái]) |
噻吩 see styles |
sāi fēn sai1 fen1 sai fen |
thiophene (chemistry) (loanword) |
噻唑 see styles |
sāi zuò sai1 zuo4 sai tso |
thiazole (chemistry) |
噻嗪 see styles |
sāi qín sai1 qin2 sai ch`in sai chin |
thiazine (chemistry) (loanword) |
塞北 see styles |
sài běi sai4 bei3 sai pei |
territories beyond the Great Wall (old) |
塞外 see styles |
sài wài sai4 wai4 sai wai saigai さいがい |
territories beyond the Great Wall (old) (1) outside a fort; (2) (hist) outside the Great Wall of China |
塞子 see styles |
sāi zi sai1 zi5 sai tzu |
cork; plug |
塞尺 see styles |
sāi chǐ sai1 chi3 sai ch`ih sai chih |
feeler gauge |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Saifa | 砕破 | sai fa / saifa | ||
Saeed | 賽義德 赛义德 | sài yì dé sai4 yi4 de2 sai yi de saiyide | sai i te saiite |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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