Japanese symbol for “kendo”
剣道
けんどう
Romaji: kendou
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
In Japanese, kendo is 剣道, read けんどう (kendou).
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Meanings
- n kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “kendo”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撃剣 | げきけん gekiken | fencing; kendo |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真剣 | しんけん shinken | serious; earnest |
| 刀剣 | とうけん touken | sword; dagger; knife |
| 剣士 | けんし kenshi | swordsman; swordswoman; fencer |
| 銃剣 | じゅうけん juuken | bayonet |
| 剣豪 | けんごう kengou | great swordsman; master fencer |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.