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ken⋅do

  [ken-doh]
–noun
a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments.
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Origin:
1920–25; < Japn kendō < MChin, equiv. to Chin jiàn sword + dào way; cf. bushido, judo, Tao

Related forms:
ken⋅do⋅ist, noun
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ken·do   (kěn'dō)   
n.  The Japanese martial art of fencing with bamboo swords.

[Japanese kendō : ken, sword (from Middle Chinese kamh, kiam) + dō, way; see aikido.]
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