Korean learner dictionary
검도 meaning and pronunciation
geomdo · kendo
NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.
Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 25126Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 검ː도Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
두 사람이 대나무로 만든 칼로 상대를 치거나 찔러 승패를 겨루는 경기.
English: kendo — A sport in which the winner or loser is decided by two contestants striking or stabbing each other with a bamboo sword.
Examples
- 검도 경기.
- 검도 대회.
- 검도 도장.
- 검도 사범.
- 검도를 가르치다.
- 검도를 배우다.
- Origin
- 劍道
- Categories
- 스포츠 > 스포츠 전반
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