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Glossary: original script

Japanese, Korean and Chinese names and terms, with original script and romanization, confirmed in open dictionaries.

Art names

Art	Script	Romanization	Source
Aikido	合気道	aikidō	JMdict ↗
Baguazhang	八卦掌	bāguàzhǎng	CC-CEDICT ↗
Bajiquan	八極拳	bājíquán	CC-CEDICT ↗
Battodo	抜刀術	battōjutsu	JMdict ↗
Bojutsu	棒術	bōjutsu	JMdict ↗
Goju Ryu	剛柔流	gōjūryū	JMdict ↗
Hapkido	합기도	hapgido	Wikidata + Korean Wikipedia ↗
Hwa Rang Do	화랑도	hwarangdo	Wikidata + Korean Wikipedia ↗
Iaido	居合道	iaidō	JMdict ↗
Jodo	杖道	jōdō	JMdict ↗
Judo	柔道	jūdō	JMdict ↗
Jujutsu	柔術	jūjutsu	JMdict ↗
Karate	空手	karate	JMdict ↗
Kendo	剣道	kendō	JMdict ↗
Kenjutsu	剣術	kenjutsu	JMdict ↗
Kenpo	拳法	kenpō	JMdict ↗
Kuk Sool Won	국술원	guksurwon	Wikidata + Korean Wikipedia ↗
Kyudo	弓道	kyūdō	JMdict ↗
Naginatajutsu	薙刀術	naginatajutsu	JMdict ↗
Ninjutsu	忍術	ninjutsu	JMdict ↗
Sanda	散打	sǎndǎ	CC-CEDICT ↗
Shorinji Kempo	少林寺拳法	shōrinjikenpō	JMdict ↗
Shotokan	松濤館流	shōtōkanryū	JMdict ↗
Ssireum	씨름	ssireum	Wikidata + Korean Wikipedia ↗
Sumo	相撲	sumō	JMdict ↗
Taekkyon	택견	taekgyeon	Wikidata + Korean Wikipedia ↗
Taekwondo	태권도	taegwondo	Wikidata + Korean Wikipedia ↗
Tai Chi	太極拳	tàijíquán	CC-CEDICT ↗
Tang Soo Do	당수도	dangsudo	Wikidata + Korean Wikipedia ↗
Wing Chun	詠春拳	yǒngchūnquán	CC-CEDICT ↗
Wushu Taolu	武術	wǔshù	CC-CEDICT ↗
Xingyiquan	形意拳	Xíngyìquán	CC-CEDICT ↗

Terms

Term	Script	Romanization	Source
Sensei JP	先生	sensei	JMdict ↗
Senpai JP	先輩	senpai	JMdict ↗
Kohai JP	後輩	kōhai	JMdict ↗
Sifu / Shifu CN	師父	shīfu	CC-CEDICT ↗
Kwoon CN	館	guǎn	CC-CEDICT ↗
Dojang KR	도장	dojang	Korean Wikipedia ↗
Dan JP	段	dan	JMdict ↗
Kyu JP	級	kyū	JMdict ↗
Obi JP	帯	obi	JMdict ↗
Gup KR	급	geup	Korean Wikipedia ↗
Rei / Ritsurei / Zarei JP	礼	rei	JMdict ↗
Seiza JP	正座	seiza	JMdict ↗
Mokuso JP	黙想	mokusō	JMdict ↗
Hajime JP	始め	hajime	JMdict ↗
Ippon JP	一本	ippon	JMdict ↗
Waza-ari JP	技あり	wazaari	JMdict ↗
Kumite JP	組手	kumite	JMdict ↗
Randori JP	乱取り	randori	JMdict ↗
Kihon JP	基本	kihon	JMdict ↗
Ukemi JP	受身	ukemi	JMdict ↗
Uke / Tori JP	受け	uke	JMdict ↗
Ne-waza JP	寝技	newaza	JMdict ↗
Tachi-waza JP	立技	tachiwaza	JMdict ↗
Tatami JP	畳	tatami	JMdict ↗
Poomsae KR	품새	pumsae	Korean Wikipedia ↗
Kyorugi KR	겨루기	gyeorugi	Korean Wikipedia ↗
Kihap KR	기합	gihap	Korean Wikipedia ↗
Ma bu CN	馬步	mǎbù	CC-CEDICT ↗
Tui shou CN	推手	tuīshǒu	CC-CEDICT ↗
Qigong CN	氣功	qìgōng	CC-CEDICT ↗
Shiai JP	試合	shiai	JMdict ↗
Embu JP	演武	enbu	JMdict ↗
Koryu JP	古流	koryū	JMdict ↗
Ryu JP	流	ryū	JMdict ↗
Kan JP	館	kan	JMdict ↗

Sources: JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0). Romanization: Hepburn (Japanese), Revised Romanization (Korean), pinyin with tones (Chinese). Only confirmed entries are shown. EDRDG ↗ · CC-CEDICT ↗