合気道
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 合 | 気 | 道 |
| あい Grade: 2 |
き Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | kan'on | goon |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 合氣道 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Coined in 1944 by the Saidan Hōjin Kōbukan (later renamed Aikikai Foundation), shortened from older 合気武道 (aiki budō, literally “spirit-meeting martial arts”).[1] Compare synonymous 合気術 (aikijutsu, literally “spirit-meeting technique”).
Pronunciation
Noun
合気道 • (aikidō) ←あひきだう (afikidau)?
Descendants
Descendants
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- ^ “合気道”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984