# aikido

> English word · Noun · IPA /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/ · frequency rank #43,018

## Definitions
1. A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
2. A school of the martial art.

## 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.

## Common misspellings (7)
`aiikdo`, `aikdio`, `aikiddo`, `aikiod`, `aikkido`, `akiido`, `iakido`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aikido