(けんどう)

けんどう
noun
kendo
1. kendo, Japanese fencing
A traditional Japanese martial art using bamboo swords and protective armor, derived from samurai swordsmanship.
剣道(けんどう)(はじ)めた。
I started kendo.
剣道(けんどう)()(はい)っている。
I'm in the kendo club.
Common in schools
剣道(けんどう)(さん)(だん)()った。
I got a third-degree rank in kendo.
Ranking system

COMPOUND: (けん) (sword) + (どう) (way, path)

EQUIPMENT:

  • 竹刀(しない) (bamboo sword)
  • 防具(ぼうぐ) (protective armor)
  • (めん) (helmet)
  • (どう) (chest protector)
  • 小手(こて) (gloves)
  • (たれ) (waist protector)

SCORING POINTS:

  • (めん) (head strike)
  • 小手(こて) (wrist strike)
  • (どう) (body strike)
  • ()き (throat thrust)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 剣道(けんどう)をする/やる (to do kendo)
  • 剣道(けんどう)() (kendo club)
  • 剣道(けんどう)大会(たいかい) (kendo tournament)
  • (だん) (rank/degree)

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