Words that come from Middle Chinese けん

18 words across 8 languages descend from Middle Chinese けん — including kendo, shuriken, 券, 剣, 圏, 手裏剣, 剣道, kendo.

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Japanese (9)

English (2)

Russian (2)

Afrikaans (1)

Esperanto (1)

Vietnamese (1)

Finnish (1)

Indonesian (1)

Words from Middle Chinese けん — 18 descendants | Etymology Explorer