kendo

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noun

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

OriginJapanese 剣道 ← Middle Chinese 劍 →
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Meanings

nounkendo (uncountable)

alternative kendō

  1. uncountableA Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.

Origin

  1. Middle Chinese劍“sword”
  2. Japanese剣道“the way of the sword”
  3. Englishkendo

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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Translations

Afrikaans kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Chinese Mandarin 劍道 /剑道
  • 劍道 /剑道 (jiàndào)Japanese martial art
Danish kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Finnish kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
French kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Indonesian kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Japanese 剣道
  • 剣道 (kendō)Japanese martial art
Korean 검도
  • 검도 (geomdo)Japanese martial art
Malay kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Norwegian Bokmål kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Polish kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Romanian kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Russian кэндо́
  • кэндо́ (kɛndó)Japanese martial art
Tagalog kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Thai เคนโด้
  • เคนโด้ (kayndôh)Japanese martial art
Turkish kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art
Vietnamese kendo
  • kendoJapanese martial art

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kendo

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“kendo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kendo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kendo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kendo.

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