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Chinese symbol for “aikido”

合气道
hé qì dào
Traditional: 合氣道
aikido (Japanese martial art); hapkido (Korean martial art)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aikido is 合气道 (hé qì dào), defined as: aikido (Japanese martial art); hapkido (Korean martial art).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes
道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 合气道.

WordPinyinMeaning
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]

See also: Japanese symbol for “aikido”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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