# kendo
## English
### Alternative forms

* kendō

### 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):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛndəʊ

### Noun

kendo (uncountable)
* A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.

#### Translations
### 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)
* kendo

#### Related terms

* kendoka
* sensei

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 剣道 (kendō).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkendo/, [ˈk̟e̞ndo̞]
* Rhymes: -endo
* Hyphenation: ken‧do

### Noun

kendo
* kendo
* (slang, derogatory) ice hockey

#### Declension

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]‎ (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)
* 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: /kɛn.do/
* Hyphenation: kèn‧do

### Noun

kendo (plural kendo-kendo)
* (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
* Rōmaji transcription of けんど

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kendo m (uncountable)
* 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: /ˈkendo/ [ˈkɛn̪.d̪o]
* Rhymes: -endo
* Syllabification: ken‧do

### Noun

kendo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)
* (martial arts) kendo

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* konde