kendo

Meaning

A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.

Synonyms

swordmanship

Translations

كندو

Kendô

kendō

Frequency

33k
Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”). Doublet of kumdo.

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