武道

Chinese

		martial; military	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (武道)		武	道
simp. #(武道)		武	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔdào
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-tao⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuudaw
    • Palladius: удао (udao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 武道 舞蹈

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ dou⁶
    • Yale: móuh douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ tou̯²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 武道 舞蹈

Noun

武道

1. martial arts; martial arts skills
2. Against violence, The path to non violent action. Pacifism.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	道
ぶ Grade: 5	どう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶどー [búꜜdòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟do̞ː]

Noun

武(ぶ)道(どう) • (budō) ^{←ぶだう (budau)?}

1. Japanese martial arts, budo

Synonyms

• マーシャルアーツ (māsharuātsu)

Derived terms

• 武道館(ぶどうかん) (budōkan): budokan, Japanese martial art gymnasium

Related terms

• 武術(ぶじゅつ) (bujutsu)
• 武芸(ぶげい) (bugei)
• 武士道(ぶしどう) (bushidō)

References

• “武道”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
武	道

Noun

武道 • (mudo) (hangeul 무도)

1. hanja form^? of 무도 (“martial arts”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
武	道

Noun

武道

1. chữ Hán form of võ đạo (“martial arts”)