剣道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
剣 道
けん
Grade: S 		どう
Grade: 2
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
劍道 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 剣(けん) (ken, “sword”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way; discipline”).

Pronunciation

Noun

剣(けん)道(どう) • (kendō) ←けんだう (kendau)?

  1. kendo

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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