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- [ken-doh]
- /ˈkɛn doʊ/
- /kˈendəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ken-doh]
- /ˈkɛn doʊ/
Definitions of kendo word
- noun kendo a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments. 1
- noun kendo A Japanese form of fencing with two-handed bamboo swords, originally developed as a safe form of sword training for samurai. 1
- noun kendo the Japanese art of fencing with pliable bamboo staves or, sometimes, real swords: strict conventions are observed 0
- noun kendo stylized swordplay in which bamboo swords are used: a Japanese sport 0
- noun kendo a Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo. 0
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Origin of kendo
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < Japanese kendō, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese jiàn “sword” + dào “way”; cf. Bushido, judo, Tao
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kendo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kendo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kendo
noun kendo
- judo — a method of defending oneself or fighting without the use of weapons, based on jujitsu but differing from it in banning dangerous throws and blows and stressing the athletic or sport element.
- karate — a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet. Compare judo, jujitsu.
- wrestling — an act of or a bout at wrestling.
- aikido — a Japanese system of self-defence employing similar principles to judo, but including blows from the hands and feet
- jujitsu — a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him.
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