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aikido en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/
• /ˈaɪkiːdəʊ/

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.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
2. (countable) A school of the martial art.

Forms

Translations (22)

pl aikido (Japanese martial art) · hu aikidó (Japanese martial art) · cs aikido (Japanese martial art) · pt aikido (Japanese martial art) · de Aikido (Japanese martial art) · ko 합기도 (Japanese martial art) · ms aikido (Japanese martial art) · tl aykido (Japanese martial art) · pt aikidô (Japanese martial art) · tr aikido (Japanese martial art) · ko 아이키도 (Japanese martial art) · mr आइकिदो (Japanese martial art) · ms اءيکيدو (Japanese martial art) · ja 合気道 (Japanese martial art) · fi aikido (Japanese martial art) · cy aicido (Japanese martial art) · ka აიკიდო (Japanese martial art) · mk аики́до (Japanese martial art) · da aikido (Japanese martial art) · cmn 合氣道 /合气道 (Japanese martial art) · ru айкидо́ (Japanese martial art) · fr aïkido (Japanese martial art)