kendo
Spanish, noun/ˈkendo/
kendo is spelled K-E-N-D-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 61,391st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kendo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “kendo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arte marcial japonés moderno formativo que destaca por el uso y manejo del shinái”.
What does kendo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekendo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arte marcial japonés moderno formativo que destaca por el uso y manejo del shinái.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce kendo?
- /ˈkendo/
- [ˈkẽn̪.d̪o]
- [ˈkẽn̪d̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is kendo in Spanish?
kendo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).