aikido

Meaning

1. (uncountable) A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
2. (countable) A school of the martial art.

Synonyms

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Translations

aïkido

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αϊκίντο

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aiquidô

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Aikidō

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/aɪˈkiːdəʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”). Doublet of hapkido.