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剣道
kendou
Description
剣道は、竹でできた刀を使って戦う日本の武道です。
Kendo is a Japanese martial art where you fight using a bamboo sword.
多くの学校で、生徒は剣道を習うことができます。
In many schools, students can learn kendo.
Meanings
剣道kendou
Japanese martial art of fencing with bamboo swords
わたしは子どものころから剣道をしています。
I have been practicing kendo since I was a child.
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Notes
- Etymology
剣 (sword) + 道 (way/discipline), literally "the way of the sword."
- Nuance
Practitioners use 竹刀 (shinai, bamboo swords) and wear protective armor called 防具.
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