kendo
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”). Doublet of kumdo.
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛndəʊ
Noun
kendo (uncountable)
- A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.
Derived terms
Translations
Japanese martial art
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
kendo (uncountable)
Related terms
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkendo/, [ˈk̟e̞ndo̞]
- Rhymes: -endo
- Syllabification(key): ken‧do
- Hyphenation(key): ken‧do
Noun
kendo
- kendo
- (slang, derogatory) ice hockey
Declension
| Inflection of kendo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | kendo | kendot | |
| genitive | kendon | kendojen | |
| partitive | kendoa | kendoja | |
| illative | kendoon | kendoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kendo | kendot | |
| accusative | nom. | kendo | kendot |
| gen. | kendon | ||
| genitive | kendon | kendojen | |
| partitive | kendoa | kendoja | |
| inessive | kendossa | kendoissa | |
| elative | kendosta | kendoista | |
| illative | kendoon | kendoihin | |
| adessive | kendolla | kendoilla | |
| ablative | kendolta | kendoilta | |
| allative | kendolle | kendoille | |
| essive | kendona | kendoina | |
| translative | kendoksi | kendoiksi | |
| abessive | kendotta | kendoitta | |
| instructive | — | kendoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “kendo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
French
Noun
kendo m (uncountable)
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkendo/ [ˈken.do]
- Rhymes: -endo
- Syllabification: ken‧do
Noun
kéndo (plural kendo-kendo)
- (sports) a Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo
Further reading
- “kendo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
kendo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkendo/ [ˈkẽn̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -endo
- Syllabification: ken‧do
Noun
kendo m (uncountable)
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “kendo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkendo/ [ˈkɛn̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -endo
- Syllabification: ken‧do
Noun
kendo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)
Further reading
- “kendo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018