Kendo
German, noun/ˈkɛndo/
Kendo is a German neuter noun meaning “kendo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “abgewandelte, moderne Art des ursprünglichen japanischen Schwertkampfes”.
What does Kendo mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterkendo
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. abgewandelte, moderne Art des ursprünglichen japanischen Schwertkampfes 2. die japanische Schwertkunst
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Kendo?
- /ˈkɛndo/
- [ˈkɛndo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kendo in German?
Kendo appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).