kendo

See also: kendő and kendō

English
A kendo match.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛndəʊ

Noun

kendo (uncountable)

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

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”).

Noun

kendo (uncountable)

  1. kendo

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 剣道 (kendō).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkendo/, [ˈke̞ndo̞]
  • Hyphenation: ken‧do

Noun

kendo

  1. kendo
  2. (slang, derogatory) ice hockey

Declension
Inflection of kendo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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
instructive — kendoin
abessive kendotta kendoitta
comitative — kendoineen

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɛn.do/
  • Hyphenation: kèn‧do

Noun

kendo (plural kendo-kendo, first-person possessive kendoku, second-person possessive kendomu, third-person possessive kendonya)

  1. (sports) A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.

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