aikido

See also: Aikido, aikidó, aikidô, and aikidō

English

Alternative forms

• aikidō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”). Doublet of hapkido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/, /ˈaɪkiːdəʊ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Noun

aikido (countable and uncountable, plural aikidos)

1. (uncountable) A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
2. (countable) A school of the martial art.

Translations

Japanese martial art

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 合氣道 / 合气道 (zh) (héqìdào)

• Czech: aikido n
• Danish: aikido c
• Finnish: aikido (fi)
• French: aïkido (fr) m
• Georgian: აიკიდო (ka) (aiḳido)
• German: Aikido (de) m
• Japanese: 合気道 (ja) (あいきどう, aikidō)
• Korean: 아이키도 (aikido), 합기도 (ko) (hapgido)
• Macedonian: аики́до n (aikído)
• Malay:

  Jawi: اءيکيدو

  Rumi: aikido (ms)

• Marathi: आइकिदो f (āikido)
• Polish: aikido (pl) n
• Portuguese: aikido (pt) m, aikidô m
• Russian: айкидо́ (ru) n (ajkidó)
• Tagalog: aykido
• Turkish: aikido (tr)
• Welsh: aicido m

Czech

Alternative forms

• aikidó n (indeclinable)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈajkɪdo]
• Hyphenation: ai‧ki‧do

Noun

aikido n

1. aikido (Japanese martial art)

Declension

Declension of aikido (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	aikido	aikida
genitive	aikida	aikid
dative	aikidu	aikidům
accusative	aikido	aikida
vocative	aikido	aikida
locative	aikidu	aikidech
instrumental	aikidem	aikidy

Derived terms

• aikidista

Further reading

• “aikido”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “aikido”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Noun

aikido

1. aikido

Declension

Declension of aikido

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	aikido	aikidoen
genitive	aikidos	aikidoens

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aiˈkido/
• Rhymes: -ido
• Hyphenation: a‧i‧ki‧do

Noun

aikido (uncountable, accusative aikidon)

1. (martial arts) aikido

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kido/, [ˈɑ̝i̯k̟ido̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑikido
• Syllabification^(key): ai‧ki‧do
• Hyphenation^(key): ai‧ki‧do

Noun

aikido

1. (martial arts) aikido

Declension

Inflection of aikido (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		aikido	aikidot
genitive		aikidon	aikidojen aikidoiden aikidoitten
partitive		aikidoa	aikidoja aikidoita
illative		aikidoon	aikidoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aikido	aikidot
accusative	nom.	aikido	aikidot
	gen.	aikidon
genitive		aikidon	aikidojen aikidoiden aikidoitten
partitive		aikidoa	aikidoja aikidoita
inessive		aikidossa	aikidoissa
elative		aikidosta	aikidoista
illative		aikidoon	aikidoihin
adessive		aikidolla	aikidoilla
ablative		aikidolta	aikidoilta
allative		aikidolle	aikidoille
essive		aikidona	aikidoina
translative		aikidoksi	aikidoiksi
abessive		aikidotta	aikidoitta
instructive		—	aikidoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aikido (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aikidoni aikidoni accusative nom. aikidoni aikidoni gen. aikidoni genitive aikidoni aikidojeni aikidoideni aikidoitteni partitive aikidoani aikidojani aikidoitani inessive aikidossani aikidoissani elative aikidostani aikidoistani illative aikidooni aikidoihini adessive aikidollani aikidoillani ablative aikidoltani aikidoiltani allative aikidolleni aikidoilleni essive aikidonani aikidoinani translative aikidokseni aikidoikseni abessive aikidottani aikidoittani instructive — — comitative — aikidoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aikidosi aikidosi accusative nom. aikidosi aikidosi gen. aikidosi genitive aikidosi aikidojesi aikidoidesi aikidoittesi partitive aikidoasi aikidojasi aikidoitasi inessive aikidossasi aikidoissasi elative aikidostasi aikidoistasi illative aikidoosi aikidoihisi adessive aikidollasi aikidoillasi ablative aikidoltasi aikidoiltasi allative aikidollesi aikidoillesi essive aikidonasi aikidoinasi translative aikidoksesi aikidoiksesi abessive aikidottasi aikidoittasi instructive — — comitative — aikidoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aikidomme aikidomme accusative nom. aikidomme aikidomme gen. aikidomme genitive aikidomme aikidojemme aikidoidemme aikidoittemme partitive aikidoamme aikidojamme aikidoitamme inessive aikidossamme aikidoissamme elative aikidostamme aikidoistamme illative aikidoomme aikidoihimme adessive aikidollamme aikidoillamme ablative aikidoltamme aikidoiltamme allative aikidollemme aikidoillemme essive aikidonamme aikidoinamme translative aikidoksemme aikidoiksemme abessive aikidottamme aikidoittamme instructive — — comitative — aikidoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aikidonne aikidonne accusative nom. aikidonne aikidonne gen. aikidonne genitive aikidonne aikidojenne aikidoidenne aikidoittenne partitive aikidoanne aikidojanne aikidoitanne inessive aikidossanne aikidoissanne elative aikidostanne aikidoistanne illative aikidoonne aikidoihinne adessive aikidollanne aikidoillanne ablative aikidoltanne aikidoiltanne allative aikidollenne aikidoillenne essive aikidonanne aikidoinanne translative aikidoksenne aikidoiksenne abessive aikidottanne aikidoittanne instructive — — comitative — aikidoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aikidonsa aikidonsa accusative nom. aikidonsa aikidonsa gen. aikidonsa genitive aikidonsa aikidojensa aikidoidensa aikidoittensa partitive aikidoaan aikidoansa aikidojaan aikidoitaan aikidojansa aikidoitansa inessive aikidossaan aikidossansa aikidoissaan aikidoissansa elative aikidostaan aikidostansa aikidoistaan aikidoistansa illative aikidoonsa aikidoihinsa adessive aikidollaan aikidollansa aikidoillaan aikidoillansa ablative aikidoltaan aikidoltansa aikidoiltaan aikidoiltansa allative aikidolleen aikidollensa aikidoilleen aikidoillensa essive aikidonaan aikidonansa aikidoinaan aikidoinansa translative aikidokseen aikidoksensa aikidoikseen aikidoiksensa abessive aikidottaan aikidottansa aikidoittaan aikidoittansa instructive — — comitative — aikidoineen aikidoinensa

Further reading

• “aikido”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʲi.ki.do/, /ai̯.ki.do/
• Hyphenation: ai‧ki‧do

Noun

aikido (plural aikido)

1. aikido

Further reading

• “aikido”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐɪkʲɪˈdɔ]
• Hyphenation: ai‧ki‧do

Noun

aikidò m (uncountable, indeclinable)

1. aikido (Japanese martial art)

See also

• dziudò
• tekvondò

Further reading

• “aikido”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• “aikido”, entry by Vladimiras Lisicynas, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia]
• “aikido: Ar vartotinas sporto šakos pavadinimas „aikido“?”, in Konsultacijų bankas [Consultation bank], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2003–2025

Malay

aikido

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aikido/

Noun

aikido (Jawi spelling اءيکيدو, plural aikido-aikido or aikido²)

1. aikido

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō), from 合(あい) (ai) + 気(き) (ki) + 道(どう) (dō). First attested in 1948.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajˈki.dɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -idɔ
• Syllabification: ai‧ki‧do

Noun

aikido n (indeclinable)

1. aikido

Collocations

Collocations

• japońskie aikido ― Japanese aikido
• współczesne aikido ― modern aikido
• pokaz aikido ― an aikido demonstration
• trening aikido ― an aikido training session
• adept aikido ― an aikido trainee
• mistrz aikido ― an aikido master
• sekcja aikido ― an aikido chapter
• sztuka walki aikido ― the martial art of aikido
• staż aikido ― aikido traineeship
• instruktor aikido ― an aikido instructor
• nauczyciel aikido ― an aikido teacher
• trener aikido ― an aikido trainer
• twórca aikido ― the creator of aikido
• założyciel aikido ― the founder of aikido
• zawodnik aikido ― an aikido competitor
• zajęcia aikido ― aikido lessons
• technika aikido ― the technique of aikido
• klub aikido ― an aikido club
• styl aikido ― the style of aikido
• uprawianie aikido ― cultivating aikido
• ćwiczenia aikido ― aikido practice sessions
• nauka aikido ― the study of aikido
• filozofia aikido ― the philosophy of aikido
• obóz aikido ― an aikido camp
• szkoła aikido ― an aikido school
• historia aikido ― the history of aikido
• organizacje aikido ― aikido organizations
• ruchy aikido ― moves/movements of aikido
• rozwój aikido ― the development/evolution of aikido
• trenować aikido ― to train aikido
• ćwiczyć aikido ― to practice aikido
• uczyć aikido ― to teach aikido
• uczyć się aikido ― to study aikido
• aikido powstało ― aikido arose (sometime)

Further reading

• aikido in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• aikido in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aikidô

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aj.kiˈdo/ [aɪ̯.kiˈdo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aj.kiˈdo/ [aj.kiˈðo]

• Hyphenation: ai‧ki‧do

Noun

aikido m (uncountable)

1. aikido (a Japanese martial art)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Noun

aikido n (uncountable)

1. aikido

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	aikido	aikidoul
genitive-dative	aikido	aikidoului
vocative	aikidoule

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aiˈkido/ [ai̯ˈki.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: ai‧ki‧do

Noun

aikido m (uncountable)

1. aikido

Further reading

• “aikido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• aikido on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔajˈkido/ [ʔaɪ̯ˈxiː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: ai‧ki‧do

Noun

aikido (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔ᜃᜒᜇᜓ) (martial arts)

1. aikido

Further reading

• “aikido”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).

Noun

aikidō (definite accusative aikidoyu, plural aikidolar)

1. (martial arts) aikido

Declension

Declension of aikido

singular plural nominative aikido aikidolar definite accusative aikidoyu aikidoları dative aikidoya aikidolara locative aikidoda aikidolarda ablative aikidodan aikidolardan genitive aikidonun aikidoların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular aikidom aikidolarım 2nd singular aikidon aikidoların 3rd singular aikidosu aikidoları 1st plural aikidomuz aikidolarımız 2nd plural aikidonuz aikidolarınız 3rd plural aikidoları aikidoları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular aikidomu aikidolarımı 2nd singular aikidonu aikidolarını 3rd singular aikidosunu aikidolarını 1st plural aikidomuzu aikidolarımızı 2nd plural aikidonuzu aikidolarınızı 3rd plural aikidolarını aikidolarını dative singular plural 1st singular aikidoma aikidolarıma 2nd singular aikidona aikidolarına 3rd singular aikidosuna aikidolarına 1st plural aikidomuza aikidolarımıza 2nd plural aikidonuza aikidolarınıza 3rd plural aikidolarına aikidolarına locative singular plural 1st singular aikidomda aikidolarımda 2nd singular aikidonda aikidolarında 3rd singular aikidosunda aikidolarında 1st plural aikidomuzda aikidolarımızda 2nd plural aikidonuzda aikidolarınızda 3rd plural aikidolarında aikidolarında ablative singular plural 1st singular aikidomdan aikidolarımdan 2nd singular aikidondan aikidolarından 3rd singular aikidosundan aikidolarından 1st plural aikidomuzdan aikidolarımızdan 2nd plural aikidonuzdan aikidolarınızdan 3rd plural aikidolarından aikidolarından genitive singular plural 1st singular aikidomun aikidolarımın 2nd singular aikidonun aikidolarının 3rd singular aikidosunun aikidolarının 1st plural aikidomuzun aikidolarımızın 2nd plural aikidonuzun aikidolarınızın 3rd plural aikidolarının aikidolarının