剑道 (jiàn dào) — (noun) kendo (the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship); (noun) swordsmanship (generally)
Definition
剑道 (jiàndào) is the standard Chinese name for Japanese kendo — a modern martial art of bamboo-sword fencing with deep ties to samurai tradition. Outside Japan it usually means this specific art; a Chinese reader would say 剑术 for native swordsmanship.
noun
kendo (the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship)swordsmanship (generally)
Examples
- 剑道。Tā liàn xí jiàn dào yǐ jīng shí nián le.He has been practicing kendo for ten years.
- ，剑道，。Zài rì běn, jiàn dào bù jǐn shì yì zhǒng yùn dòng, yě shì yì zhǒng jīng shén xiū yǎng.In Japan, kendo is not only a sport but also a form of spiritual cultivation.
- 剑道。Zhè běn shū jiè shào le gǔ dài rì běn de jiàn dào jì qiǎo.This book introduces ancient Japanese swordsmanship techniques.
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