Meanings
nounaikido (countable and uncountable, plural aikidos)
plural aikidos · alternative aikidō
- uncountableA Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
- countableA school of the martial art.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 合氣道 /合气道
- 合氣道 /合气道 (héqìdào)Japanese martial art
Czech aikido
- aikidoJapanese martial art
Danish aikido
- aikidoJapanese martial art
Finnish aikido
- aikidoJapanese martial art
French aïkido
- aïkidoJapanese martial art
German Aikido
- AikidoJapanese martial art
Hungarian aikidó
- aikidóJapanese martial art
Japanese 合気道
- 合気道 (aikidō)Japanese martial art
Korean 아이키도, 합기도
- 아이키도 (aikido)Japanese martial art
- 합기도 (hapgido)Japanese martial art
Malay اءيکيدو, aikido
- اءيکيدوJapanese martial art
- aikidoJapanese martial art
Polish aikido
- aikidoJapanese martial art
Portuguese aikido, aikidô
- aikidoJapanese martial art
- aikidôJapanese martial art
Russian айкидо́
- айкидо́ (ajkidó)Japanese martial art
Tagalog aykido
- aykidoJapanese martial art
Turkish aikido
- aikidoJapanese martial art
Welsh aicido
- aicidoJapanese martial art
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with aikido
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
aikido. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aikido
MLA
“aikido.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aikido. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aikido,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aikido.
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