Where does “合気道” come from?

合気道 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 道, from Middle Chinese 道 — way.

合気道 (Japanese): aikido

Definitions

  1. aikido

Ancestry of “合気道”, step by step

合気道 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 道

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

via Japanese 合

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese合0.18039 liters, equaling ten shaku or a tenth of...
2Middle Chinese合meet, unite

via Japanese 気

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese気spirit, mood; inclination, will, mood, urge;...
2Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath

Words derived from “合気道”

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