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    剣道

    剣けん道どう

    kendo

    KMT6News #11+1CoreNounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    けんどう

    Noun

    1.
    kendo, Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは剣けん道どうを習ならっています。

    He is learning kendo.

    KMT3Sports & Martial Arts
    毎まい週しゅう土ど曜よう日びに剣けん道どうの稽けい古こがあります。

    There is kendo practice every Saturday.

    KMT5Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life
    剣けん道どうは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな武ぶ道どうです。

    Kendo is a traditional Japanese martial art.

    KMT6Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions
    剣けん道どうを通つうじて、精せい神しん的てきな強つよさも養やしなわれます。

    Through kendo, mental strength is also cultivated.

    KMT7Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    剣けん道どうは武ぶ士しの精せい神しんを受うけ継つぐものです。

    Kendo inherits the spirit of the samurai.

    KMT7Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & TraditionsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    剣
    つるぎ…(1)
    sabre・sword・blade・clock hand
    道
    みち・いう…(7)
    road-way・street・district・journey・course…(2)
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