Japanese martial art

-do, -jutsu

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
武	bu	war / martial		bujutsu - "science of war" or "martial craft."
古武	ko bu	ko - old, classic	古武道 - kobudō/ ko-budō
武士	bushi	warrior 武 - war / martial 士 - gentleman	武士道 - bushidō - "the way of the warrior"
剣/劍	ken	sword	剣道 - kendō - "Way of The Sword"	剣術 - kenjutsu
真劍	shinken	真 - shin - serious 剣 - sword	shinkendo
十手	jitte	(a weapon)		十手術 - jittejutsu
銃剣	jūken		銃剣道 - jūkendō
柔	ju	gentle	柔道 - judō	柔術 - jujutsu
居合	iai	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			抜刀術 - battōjutsu - "art of drawing the sword"
槍	sō			槍術 - sōjutsu - "art of the spear"
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			忍術 - ninjutsu
馬	ba	horse		馬術 - bajutsu
体	tai	body		体術 - taijutsu - "body technique" / "body skill"
短刀	tantō	(a weapon), "short sword"		短刀術 - tantōjutsu
鎖鎌	kusarigama	(a weapon)		鎖鎌術 - kusarigamajutsu
手裏剣	shuriken	"sword hidden in the hand"		手裏剣術 - shurikenjutsu
火薬	kayaku			火薬術 - kayakujutsu - "art of gunpowder"
変装		変 - (on:) hen - change, transform, alter 装 - (on:) sō - dress, clothes		変装術 - hensōjutsu
隠遁	inton			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

Arab	-段	-dan
1	初段	Shodan
2	二段/弐段	Nidan
3	三段/参段	Sandan
4	四段	Yondan
5	五段	Godan
6	六段	Rokudan
7	七段	Nanadan
8	八段	Hachidan
9	九段	Kyudan
10	十段	Jūdan