Where does “剣道” come from?

剣道 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 剣, from Middle Chinese けん, from Middle Chinese 元.

剣道 (Japanese): kendo

Definitions

  1. kendo

Ancestry of “剣道”, step by step

剣道 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 剣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese剣a sword, "especially" one with a double-edged...
2Middle Chineseけん—
3Middle Chinese元—

via Japanese 道

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese道Tao the way of nature, Taoism
2Middle Chinese道way

Words derived from “剣道”

Every word from Middle Chinese 元 →Every word from Middle Chinese けん →Every word from Japanese 剣 →