けん
剣
どう
道

noun

  1. kendo, Japanese martial art using bamboo swords.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
剣
どう
道
 剣道 けんどう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sabre, sword, blade
ケン　つるぎ (Early Jr. High, N1)
all, (僉 variant)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
center, middle
オウ　あきら　え (3rd, N2)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
road-way, street, district
みち　ドウ　ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび　シュ　おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)