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kendo
(ken′dō)
noun
stylized swordplay in which bamboo swords are used: a Japanese sport
Origin: Jpn < SinoJpn ken, sword + dō, way
See kendo in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The Japanese martial art of fencing with bamboo swords.
Origin:
Origin: Japanese kendō
Origin: : ken, sword (from Middle Chinese kɨamh, kiam)
Origin: + dō, way; see aikido
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