English Explanatory Dictionary

aikido

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
  2. A school of the martial art.

Pronunciation

/aɪˈkiːdəʊ/ /ˈaɪkiːdəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aikido.wav

Word forms

aikido aikidos aikidō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”). Doublet of hapkido.

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