kendo

Summary

kendo is a type of sport^[1]. kendo draws 2,794 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #48 of 435).^[2]

Key Facts

• kendo is in the country of Japan^[3].
• kendo's instance of is recorded as type of sport^[4].
• sword is named after kendo^[5].
• dō is named after kendo^[6].
• kendo followed kenjutsu^[7].
• kendo is a type of gendai budō^[8].
• kendo is a type of budō^[9].
• kendo is a type of martial arts^[10].
• kendo is a type of combat sport^[11].
• kendo's Commons category is recorded as Kendo^[12].
• kendo's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[13].
• kendo's authority is recorded as International Kendo Federation^[14].
• kendo's authority is recorded as All Japan Kendo Federation^[15].
• kendo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kendo^[16].
• kendo's Commons gallery is recorded as 剣道^[17].
• kendo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '剣道'}^[18].
• kendo's different from is recorded as fencing^[19].
• kendo's different from is recorded as kenjutsu^[20].
• kendo's different from is recorded as Tankendō^[21].
• kendo's uses is recorded as shinai^[22].
• kendo's uses is recorded as bōgu^[23].
• kendo's uses is recorded as hakama^[24].
• kendo's uses is recorded as keikogi^[25].
• kendo's uses is recorded as tenugui^[26].
• kendo's uses is recorded as bokuto^[27].

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Definition and Type

kendo's instance of is recorded as type of sport^[4]. Recorded subclass of include gendai budō^[8], budō^[9], martial arts^[10], and combat sport^[11].

Origins

Things named after include sword^[5], a weapon type^[28] and dō^[6], a field of study^[29], in Japan^[30].

Why It Matters

kendo draws 2,794 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #48 of 435).^[2] kendo has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] kendo is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]