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Kendo / The Way of the Sword
Often associated with Kenjutsu, 剱道/劍道 means “The way of the sword” in Japanese (and Korean with an alternate form of the first character).
This is also the term used for swordsmanship and even fencing in Japanese and Korean, depending on context.
Note: These same characters are also used separately in Chinese, but this exact combination yields a common title in Japanese only (perhaps someone who is really into swords would use this in China).
Note: There is more than one way to write the “sword” character (shown above is the Japanese version - if you want the Korean version, please let me know when you place your order).
Heijoshin / Presence of Mind
平常心 is the title Heijoshin, as associated with Kendo and Aikido schools of Japanese martial arts.
平常心 is also a word in Japanese that can be translated as “one's self-possession” or “presence of mind.”
In Chinese and Korean, this means “simplicity heart,” “composure,” “calmness,” or a “sense of orderliness.” In Chinese and Korean, this implies that you enjoy what you have, keep your heart in balance, and have no over-blown ambitions.
Haidong Gumdo
海東劍道 is the Korean martial arts style that means Eastern Sea Sword Way.
The character meanings break down this way:
海 = Sea
東 = East/Eastern
劍 = Sword
道 = Way/Path/Style/Method
This can sometimes be romanized as “Hae Dong Kum Do,” “Haidong Kendo,” “Hae Dong Geom Do,” “Haedong Geomdo,” or “Haedong Kumdo.”
If you want this written in modern Korean Hangul (해동검도) instead of Hanja (Chinese), click on the Hangul characters next to the Korean flag above, instead of the regular button.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
剣道 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
More info & calligraphy: Kendo / The Way of the Sword |
胴 see styles |
dòng dong4 tung dou / do どう |
large intestine; torso (1) trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist; (2) plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); (3) frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship); (4) (rare) {hanaf} (also written as 筒) (See 親・おや・2) dealer |
面 see styles |
miàn mian4 mien men めん |
face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc (1) face; (2) mask; face guard; (3) {MA} striking the head (in kendo); (4) surface (esp. a geometrical surface); (5) page; (n,suf) (6) aspect; facet; side; (n,suf) (7) chamfer; (counter) (8) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game; (personal name) Hootsuki Face. |
お面 see styles |
omen おめん |
(1) (See 面・2) mask; (2) {MA} (See 面・3) striking the head (kendo) |
上段 see styles |
joudan / jodan じょうだん |
(1) upper tier; upper section; upper deck; upper row; upper step; upper grade; upper berth; top shelf; (2) (See 上座) place of honor; place of honour; (3) (See 上段の間) dais; raised part of floor; (4) overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.); (surname) Jōdan |
下段 see styles |
gedan; kadan げだん; かだん |
(1) lower tier; lower step; lower column; lower berth; bottom shelf; (2) low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.); (place-name, surname) Shimodan |
中堅 中坚 see styles |
zhōng jiān zhong1 jian1 chung chien chuuken / chuken ちゅうけん |
core; nucleus; backbone (1) nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure; (adj-no,n) (2) medium-level; mid-level; middle-ranking; midsize; (3) main body (of troops); crack troops; select troops; (4) {baseb} center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder; (5) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.); (surname) Nakano |
乾堂 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
(given name) Kendou |
健堂 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
(given name) Kendou |
先鋒 先锋 see styles |
xiān fēng xian1 feng1 hsien feng senpou / senpo せんぽう |
vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde (1) advance guard; vanguard; (2) {sports} athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) |
剣奴 see styles |
kendo けんど |
(See 剣闘士・けんとうし) gladiator |
副将 see styles |
fukushou / fukusho ふくしょう |
(1) second in command (of an army); (2) {sports} vice-captain; (3) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) |
劍道 剑道 see styles |
jiàn dào jian4 dao4 chien tao |
kendō (sports) |
喧動 喧动 see styles |
xuān dòng xuan1 dong4 hsüan tung kendō |
to disturb |
垂れ see styles |
tare(p); dare; tare; dare たれ(P); だれ; タレ; ダレ |
(1) (kana only) (oft. ダレ in compounds) sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); (2) (たれ only) hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (3) (たれ only) (kendo) loin guard; (4) (たれ only) kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; (suffix noun) (5) (たれ, タレ only) (kana only) (derogatory term) (used after a noun or na-adjective; also ったれ) -ass; -head |
大将 see styles |
taishou(p); daishou(ok) / taisho(p); daisho(ok) たいしょう(P); だいしょう(ok) |
(1) {mil} general; admiral; (2) head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin; (3) (familiar language) (familiar or jocular term for addressing a male) old chap; mate; boss; chief; man; (4) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.); (given name) Hiromasa |
嶮道 崄道 see styles |
xiǎn dào xian3 dao4 hsien tao kendō |
mountain path |
打突 see styles |
datotsu だとつ |
{MA} strike (kendo) |
拳堂 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
(given name) Kendou |
揵度 see styles |
qián dù qian2 du4 ch`ien tu chien tu kendo |
skandhaka |
撃剣 see styles |
gekiken; gekken げきけん; げっけん |
fencing; kendo |
権道 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency; (surname) Gondō |
横面 see styles |
yokomen よこめん |
{MA} hitting the side of the head (kendo) |
次鋒 see styles |
jihou / jiho じほう |
(See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) |
犍度 see styles |
jiān dù jian1 du4 chien tu kendo |
khaṇda, a piece, fragment, portion, section, chapter; a collection; the rules, monastic rules; also used for skandha, v. 塞. There are categories of eight, and twenty subjective divisions for the eight, v. the Abhidharma 八犍度論 B. N. 1273. |
犬童 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
(surname) Kendou |
献堂 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
(given name) Kendou |
県土 see styles |
kendo けんど |
prefectural land; prefectural territory |
県道 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
prefectural road |
研堂 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
(given name) Kendou |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Kendo The Way of the Sword | 剱道 / 劍道 剣道 | kendou / kendo | jiàn dào / jian4 dao4 / jian dao / jiandao | chien tao / chientao |
| Heijoshin Presence of Mind | 平常心 | hei jou shin heijoushin hei jo shin | píng cháng xīn ping2 chang2 xin1 ping chang xin pingchangxin | p`ing ch`ang hsin pingchanghsin ping chang hsin |
| Haidong Gumdo | 海東劍道 海东剑道 | hǎi dǒng jiàn dào hai3 dong3 jian4 dao4 hai dong jian dao haidongjiandao | hai tung chien tao haitungchientao |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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