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”). Doublet of kumdo.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛndəʊ

Noun

kendo (uncountable)

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

Translations

Japanese martial art

• Afrikaans: kendo
• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 劍道 / 剑道 (zh) (jiàndào)

• Danish: kendo
• Finnish: kendo (fi)
• French: kendo (fr)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Indonesian: kendo (id)
• Japanese: 剣道 (ja) (けんどう, kendō)
• Khmer: គុនដំបង (kun dɑmbɑɑŋ)
• Korean: 검도(劍道) (ko) (geomdo)
• Malay: kendo
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kendo m

  Nynorsk: kendo m

• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Romanian: kendo (ro)
• Russian: кэндо́ (ru) n (kɛndó)
• Tagalog: kendo
• Thai: เคนโด้ (kayndôh)
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: kendo (vi)

Anagrams

• Knode, Konde, donek

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)

1. kendo

Related terms

• kendoka
• sensei

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 剣道 (kendō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkendo/, [ˈk̟e̞ndo̞]
• Rhymes: -endo
• Hyphenation^(key): 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
abessive		kendotta	kendoitta
instructive		—	kendoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kendo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kendoni kendoni accusative nom. kendoni kendoni gen. kendoni genitive kendoni kendojeni partitive kendoani kendojani inessive kendossani kendoissani elative kendostani kendoistani illative kendooni kendoihini adessive kendollani kendoillani ablative kendoltani kendoiltani allative kendolleni kendoilleni essive kendonani kendoinani translative kendokseni kendoikseni abessive kendottani kendoittani instructive — — comitative — kendoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kendosi kendosi accusative nom. kendosi kendosi gen. kendosi genitive kendosi kendojesi partitive kendoasi kendojasi inessive kendossasi kendoissasi elative kendostasi kendoistasi illative kendoosi kendoihisi adessive kendollasi kendoillasi ablative kendoltasi kendoiltasi allative kendollesi kendoillesi essive kendonasi kendoinasi translative kendoksesi kendoiksesi abessive kendottasi kendoittasi instructive — — comitative — kendoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kendomme kendomme accusative nom. kendomme kendomme gen. kendomme genitive kendomme kendojemme partitive kendoamme kendojamme inessive kendossamme kendoissamme elative kendostamme kendoistamme illative kendoomme kendoihimme adessive kendollamme kendoillamme ablative kendoltamme kendoiltamme allative kendollemme kendoillemme essive kendonamme kendoinamme translative kendoksemme kendoiksemme abessive kendottamme kendoittamme instructive — — comitative — kendoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kendonne kendonne accusative nom. kendonne kendonne gen. kendonne genitive kendonne kendojenne partitive kendoanne kendojanne inessive kendossanne kendoissanne elative kendostanne kendoistanne illative kendoonne kendoihinne adessive kendollanne kendoillanne ablative kendoltanne kendoiltanne allative kendollenne kendoillenne essive kendonanne kendoinanne translative kendoksenne kendoiksenne abessive kendottanne kendoittanne instructive — — comitative — kendoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kendonsa kendonsa accusative nom. kendonsa kendonsa gen. kendonsa genitive kendonsa kendojensa partitive kendoaan kendoansa kendojaan kendojansa inessive kendossaan kendossansa kendoissaan kendoissansa elative kendostaan kendostansa kendoistaan kendoistansa illative kendoonsa kendoihinsa adessive kendollaan kendollansa kendoillaan kendoillansa ablative kendoltaan kendoltansa kendoiltaan kendoiltansa allative kendolleen kendollensa kendoilleen kendoillensa essive kendonaan kendonansa kendoinaan kendoinansa translative kendokseen kendoksensa kendoikseen kendoiksensa abessive kendottaan kendottansa kendoittaan kendoittansa instructive — — comitative — kendoineen kendoinensa

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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kedon

French

Noun

kendo m (uncountable)

1. kendo

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

1. (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

1. Rōmaji transcription of けんど

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”).

Noun

kendo m (uncountable)

1. kendo

Hypernyms

• deporte de combate

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], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 剣道(け​んどー) (ke​ndō), 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)

1. (martial arts) kendo

Further reading

• “kendo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• konde