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==-do, -jutsu==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Kanji
! Latin
! English
! -do 道
! -jutsu 術
|-
| 合 気 
| aiki
| 
*合 - ai - joining, unifying, combining, fit
*気 - ki - spirit, energy, mood, morale
| 合気道 – aikidō
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|-
| 武
| bu
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* war / martial
| 
| bujutsu - "science of war" or "martial craft."
|-
| 古武
| ko bu
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* ko - old, classic
| 古武道 - kobudō/ ko-budō
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|-
| 武士
| bushi
| warrior
* 武 - war / martial
* 士 - gentleman
| 武士道 - bushidō - "the way of the warrior"
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|-
| 剣/劍
| ken
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* sword
| 剣道 - kendō - "Way of The Sword"
| 剣術 - kenjutsu
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| 真劍
| shinken
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* 真 - shin - serious
* 剣 - sword
| shinkendo
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|-
| 十手
| jitte
| (a weapon)
|
| 十手術 - jittejutsu
|-
| 銃剣
| jūken
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| 銃剣道 - jūkendō
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|-
| 柔
| ju
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* gentle
| 柔道 - judō
| 柔術 - jujutsu
|-
| 居合
| iai
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* 居 - i / iru - being present
* 合 - ai - fitting (immediate reaction to an action)
| "the way of mental presence and immediate reaction." 
| 居合術 - iaijutsu - art of drawing the sword
|-
| 抜刀
| battō
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|
| 抜刀術 - battōjutsu - "art of drawing the sword"
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| 槍
| sō
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|
| 槍術 - sōjutsu - "art of the spear"
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| 棒
| bō
| staff
| 
| 棒術 - bōjutsu - "staff technique"
|-
| 杖
| jō
| a short staff
| 杖道 - jōdō - "the way of the jō"
| 杖術 - jōjutsu
|-
| 長刀 /  薙刀
| naginata
| (a weapon)
| naginata-dō
| 長刀術 - naginatajutsu
|-
| 忍
| nin
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| 忍術 - ninjutsu
|-
| 馬
| ba
| horse
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| 馬術 - bajutsu
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| 体
| tai
| body
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| 体術 - taijutsu - "body technique" / "body skill"
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| 短刀
| tantō
| (a weapon), "short sword"
|
| 短刀術 - tantōjutsu
|-
| 鎖鎌 
| kusarigama
| (a weapon)
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| 鎖鎌術 - kusarigamajutsu
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| 手裏剣
| shuriken
| "sword hidden in the hand"
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| 手裏剣術 - shurikenjutsu
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| 火薬
| kayaku
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| 火薬術 - kayakujutsu - "art of gunpowder"
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| 変装
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* 変 - (on:) hen - change, transform, alter
* 装 - (on:) sō - dress, clothes
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| 変装術 - hensōjutsu
|-
| 隠遁 
| inton
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| 隠遁術 - intonjutsu - "disappearing technique"
|}

==-po==
po - principle, law, method, dharma
* 拳法 kenpo / kempo : 拳 - fist?hand
** 少林寺拳法 - shorinji kempo : 少 - few/ little/ inadequate, 林 - wood, 寺 - temple
*** Chinese: 少林寺; pinyin: Shàolín Sì
* 忍法 ninpo : 忍 - endure, bear, suffer, forbear

==Dojo==
* 道場 - dōjō - "place of the way"
* 道場訓 - dōjōkun - rules of the dōjō

==Counting and ranks==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Arab
! -段
! -dan
|-
| 1
| 初段 || Shodan
|-
| 2
| 二段/弐段 || Nidan
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| 3
| 三段/参段 || Sandan	
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| 4
| 四段 || Yondan	
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| 5
| 五段 || Godan	
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| 6
| 六段 || Rokudan
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| 7
| 七段 || Nanadan	
|-
| 8
| 八段 || Hachidan	
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| 9
| 九段 || Kyudan
|-
| 10
| 十段 || Jūdan
|}