| A | | |
| agura | 胡座 | sitting cross-legged |
| ai | 合 | harmony |
aikidō | 合氣道 | way of harmony with KI |
aikijutsu | 合氣術 | techniques with Aiki |
| aiki taisō | 合氣体操 | Aiki gymnastics |
| ashi | 足 | foot |
| ashidori, ashitori | 足取り | grab foot |
| ashi sukui | 足掬い | leg lifter |
| atemi | 当て身 | "touch the body" |
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| B | | |
| barai, harai | 払い | sweeper |
| bokken | 木剣, | wooden sword |
| bokkendori | 木剣取り | take away wooden sword |
| bokutō | 木刀 | wooden sword |
| budō | 武道 | martial art |
| bushi | 武士 | warrior in feudal Japan |
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| C | | |
| chōyaku | 跳躍 | jump |
| chūdan | 中段 | medium position, medium stance |
| chūden | 中伝 | medium level |
| chūkyū | 中級 | medium rank |
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| D | | |
| dan | 段 | rank |
| deshi | 弟子 | disciple |
| dō | 道 | way, method |
| dō | 胴 | trunk |
| dōgi | 道着 | training clothes in Budō |
| dōjō | 道場 | practising place for Dō |
| dori, tori | 取り | grab |
| dōshū | 道守 | keeper of the way |
| dōshū | 道主 | master, head of the way |
| dōsa | 動作 | movement |
| dōuchi | 胴打ち | strike to the trunk |
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| E | | |
| en | 円 | circle |
| en undō | 円 運動 | circular movement |
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| F | | |
| funa, fune | 船 | boat |
| funakogi | 船漕ぎ | row a boat |
| funakogi undō | 船漕運動 | rowing exercise |
| futari, ninin | 二人 | two persons |
| futari gake | 二人掛 | two persons' attack |
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| G | | |
| gake, kake | 掛 | attack |
| gedan | 下段 | low posture |
| geri, keri | 蹴り | kick |
| go | 五 | 5 |
| godan | 五段 | 5th dan blackbelt |
| gokyō | 五教 | 5th teaching |
| gonin | 五人 | 5 persons |
| goningake | 五人掛 | 5 persons' attack |
| go no sen | 後の先 | react after attack |
| gyaku | 逆 | unusual, unnatural |
| gyakute | 逆手 | unusual hand |
| gyakutemochi | 逆手持ち | holding in unusual way |
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| H | | |
| ha | 派 | group, fraction |
| hachi | 八 | 8 |
| hachidan | 八段 | 8th dan blackbelt |
| hachinoji | 八の字 | the sign 8 |
| hagaijime, hagaishime | 羽交い締め | hold elbows from behind |
| hajime | 始め | Start! |
| hakama | 袴 | formal japanese skirt |
| han | 半 | half |
| hanmi | 半身 | "half body" basic posture |
| handachi | 半立ち | half standing |
| hanshi | 範士 | Budo: master |
| hantai | 反対 | opposite way |
| happō | 八方 | 8 directions |
| happōgiri |
八方切り | cutting in 8 directions |
| hara | 腹 | belly, centre of body |
| harai, barai | 払い | strike, sweep |
| hidari | 左 | left |
| hiji | 肘 | elbow |
| hitori | 独り | single, 1 person |
| hitoriwaza | 独り技 | single exercise |
| hiza | 膝 | knee |
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| I | | |
| ichi | 一 | 1 |
| ichi go ichi e | 一期一会 | unique occasion once in life |
| ichinotachi | 一の太刀 | one strike |
| ikkyō | 一教 | 1st teaching |
| irimi | 入身 | enter |
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| J | | |
| ji | 字 | letter, character, sign |
| jō | 杖 | stick, baton |
| jōdan | 上段 | upper posture |
| jōden | 上伝 | upper level |
| jōhō | 上 方 | upper direction |
| jōkyū | 上級 | upper grade |
| jōdori, jōtori | 杖取り | take stick away |
| jū | 十 | 10 |
| jūji | 十字 | like a cross |
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| K | | |
| kaeshi | 返し | counter |
| kahō | 下方 | lower direction |
| kaiten | 回転 | rotation, turn |
| kaitennage | 回転投げ | rotation throw |
| kakudai | 拡大 | enlargement |
| kamae | 構え | basic posture |
kankyūjizai | 緩急自在 | acting freely |
| kata | 肩 | shoulder |
| kata | 型 | form |
| katadori | 肩取り | grab the shoulder |
| katame waza | 固め技 | immobilization technique |
| katameru | 固める | immobilize |
| katana | 刀 | japanese sword |
| katate | 片手 | one hand |
| katatedori, katatetori | 片手取り | grab one hand/wrist |
| katatekosadori | 片手交叉取り | grab one hand/wrist cross way |
| keiko | 稽古 | training, studying traditional forms |
| keikogi | 稽古着 | training clothes |
| ken | 剣 | sword |
| kengi | 剣技 | sword technique |
| kenkō | 健 康 | health |
| kenkōdō | 健康道 | way of health |
| kenkōtaisō | 健康体操 | gymnastics for health |
| kenkyūkai | 研究会 | research group |
| keri | 蹴り | kick |
| kesa | 袈裟 | across the chest |
| kesagake | 袈裟懸け | slashed diagonally from the shoulder |
| kesagiri | 袈裟切り | cut across the chest |
| ki | 気, 氣 | something not yet clear; "universal energy" |
| kiai | 気合い | penetrating scream |
| kiatsu | 気圧 | press with KI; tech: air/gas pressure |
| kibarai | 氣祓 | purifying with KI |
| kimusubi no gyō | 気結びの行 | exercise for harmonizing |
| kiribarai | 切り払い | cutting with a sweeping motion |
| kirigaeshi, kirikaeshi | 切り返し | counter cu |
| kōhai | 後輩 | beginner, Junior Aikidoka |
| kōhō | 後方 | to the back |
| kōhōtsuki | 後方突き | thrusting backwards |
| kokoro | 心 | heart, mind |
| kokyū | 呼吸 | breath, timing |
| kokyūhō | 呼吸法 | breathing method |
| kokyūnage | 呼吸投げ | throwing with correct rhythm |
| kōsa | 交叉 | across |
| kōsadori | 交叉取り | grapping in cross way |
| koshi | 腰 | hip |
| kōshinwaza | 後進技 | going backward technique |
| kote | 小手 | forearm |
| kotegaeshi | 小手返 | send back forearm |
| koteoroshi | 小手下ろし | lead down forearm |
| kotodama | 言霊 | "soul of word", power of words |
| kubi | 首 | neck |
| kubijime, kubishime | 首締め | neck choke |
| kubikiri | 首切り | neck cut |
| kumi | 組み | couple |
| kumijō | 組杖 | practising Jō with partner |
| kumitachi | 組太刀 | practising sword with partner |
| kumiwaza | 組み技 | techniques with one partner |
| kyū | 九 | 9 |
| kyū | 級 | rank for beginners |
| kyūdan | 九段 | 9th dan black belt |
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| M | | |
| ma | 間 | distance |
| maai | 間合い | correct distance in space and time |
| mae | 前 | in front |
| mae ukemi | 前受け身 | falling/rolling forward |
| maegeri | 前蹴り | front kick |
| makikaeshi | 巻き返し | wrapping counter |
| makoto | 誠 | sincerity |
| maru | 丸 | circle |
| mawashigeri | 回し蹴 | lateral swinging kick |
| men | 面 | face |
| menuchi | 面打ち | strike to the head |
| michibiki | 導き | leading |
| migi | 右 | right |
| misogi | 禊ぎ | purification ritual |
| mochi | 持ち | hold |
| muna, mune | 胸 | chest |
| munatsuki | 胸突き | thrust to the chest |
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| N | | |
| nagare | 流れ | stream, flow |
| nage | 投げ | throw, fall, also: thrower |
| nage waza | 投げ技 | throwing techniques |
| nana, shichi | 七 | 7 |
| nanadan | 七段 | 7th dan black belt |
| ni | 二 | 2 |
| nidan | 二段 | 2nd dan black belt |
| nikyō | 二教 | 2nd teaching |
| nodo | 咽 | throat |
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| O | | |
| ojigi | お辞儀 | bow |
| obi | 帯 | belt, sash |
| okuden | 奥伝 | völliges Verstehen |
| omote | 表 | front side |
| omoto-kyō | 大本教 | "Doctrine of the Great Origin", Ōmoto-religion |
| osame | 納め | finish, end |
| oroshi | 下ろし | bringing down |
| otoshi | 落とし | letting fall |
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| R | | |
| randori | 乱取り | attacking freely |
| rei | 礼 | greeting, bow |
| renshū | 練習 | repeating the exercises |
| renzoku | 連続 | continuity |
| rokkyō | 六教 | 6th teaching (hiji osae) |
| roku | 六 | 6 |
| rokudan | 六段 | 6th dan black belt |
| ryō | 両 | both |
| ryōkatadori | 両肩取り | grabbing both shoulders |
| ryōte | 両手 | both hands |
| ryōtedori | 両手取り | grabbing with both hands |
| ryōtemochi | 両手持ち | holding with both hands |
| ryū | 流 | school, style |
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| S | | |
| sakate | 逆手 | reverse hand |
| sakatemochi | 逆手持ち | reverse hand grip |
| san | 三 | 3 |
| sandan | 三段 | 3rd dan black belt |
| sankaku | 三角 | triangle |
| sankyō | 三教 | 3rd teaching |
| sannin | 三人 | 3 persons |
| sanningake | 三人掛 | 3 persons' attack |
| sayū | 左右 | left and right |
| seika no itten | 臍下の一点 | the "One Point" in the lower abdomen |
| seiretsu | 斉列 | in a line |
| seitai | 整体 | correct body form |
| seitaihō | 整体 | methode for correct body form |
| seiza | 正坐 | sitting Japanese style on knees/heels |
| seiza | 静坐 | sitting calmly |
| sempai | 先輩 | advanced, Senior Aikidoka |
| senaka | 背中 | back of body |
| sen no sen | 先の先 | reaction before the attack |
| sen sen no sen | 先先の先 | before the reaction before the attack |
| sensei | 先生 | teacher |
| shi, yon | 四 | 4 |
| shichi, nana | 七 | 7 |
| shihan | 師範 | teacher to follow |
| shihō | 四方 | 4 directions |
| shihōnage | 四方投げ | four directions throw |
| shikkō | 膝行 | walking on one's knees |
| shin | 心 | heart, mind |
| shin | 身 | body |
| shinken | 真剣 | real sword |
| shinken | 心剣 | sword of mind |
| shinshin | 心身 | mind and body |
| shinshintōitsu | 心身統 一 | unification of mind and body |
| shizentai | 自然体 | natural posture |
| sho | 初 | first, new, beginner |
| shodan | 初段 | 1rst dan black belt |
| shoden | 初伝 | first understanding |
| shokyū | 初級 | first rank |
| shōmen | 正面 | front side |
| shōmenuchi | 正面打ち | strike to the front side |
| shoshin | 初心 | unexperienced, beginner's mind |
| shūdō | 修道 | studying the way |
| shugyō | 修行 | ascetic training |
| sokumen | 側面 | lateral |
| sokushin | 息心 | mind breathing |
| sokushin no gyō | 息心の業 | breathing exercise with sound of bells |
| sōtai | 操体 | moving another's body |
| sōtaihō | 操体法 | method of stimulating the health by body-exercises |
| soto | 外 | outside |
| sudōri | 素通り | passing, letting pass |
| suikomi | 吸ひ込み | inhale |
| sukui | 掬い、すくい | scooping, spooning |
| sumiotoshi | 隅落とし | corner throw |
| suwari | 座り | sitting |
| suwariwaza | 座り技 | techniques while sitting |
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| T | | |
| tachi | 太刀 | long sword |
| tachi waza | 立ち技 | techniques while standing |
| tachidori | 太刀取り | taking sword away |
| taigi | 体技 | set of techniques (Tohei) |
| taijutsu | 体術 | body techniques (= unarmed) |
| taisō | 体操 | gymnastics |
| takemusu | 武産 | creative Budo |
| tantō | 短刀 | dagger, knife |
| tantōdori | 短刀取り | taking knife away |
| tatami | 畳 | tatami mats |
| te | 手 | hand |
| teate | 手当て | treatment, put hand for care |
| teatehō | 手当法 | stimulating health by applying hands |
| tegatana | 手刀 | sword hand form (unarmed) |
| tekubi | 手首 | wrist |
| tekubidori | 手首取り | grabbing wrist |
| tekubikosa | 手首交叉 | cross wrists |
| tekubi osae | 手首押さえ | push wrist down (= Yonkyō) |
| tekubishindō | 手首振動 | shaking one's hands, vibrate hands |
| tenbin | 天秤 | beam balance for scaling weights |
| tenbinnage | 天秤投げ | beam balance throw |
| tenchi | 天地 | heaven and earth |
| tenchinage | 天地投げ | heaven and earth throw |
| tenkan | 転換 | turn, conversion |
| tenshin | 転体 | turning body |
| tobikomu | 飛び込む | jump in |
| tōitsu | 統一 | unification |
| tōitsudō | 統一道 | way of unification |
| tori, dori | 取り | grab, also: who executes the technique |
| tsugi ashi | 次足 | step where second foot follows |
| tsuki, tzuki | 突き | thrust |
| tsukikaeshi | 突き返し | counter thrust |
| tsuzukiwaza | 続き技 | group of concecutive techniques (Yoshigasaki) |
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| U | | |
| uchi | 打ち | strike |
| uchi | 内 | inside |
| uchi, ie | 家 | house |
| uchideshi | 内弟子 | disciple inside the house of the master |
| uchiwa | 団扇 | fan |
| uchiwanage | 団扇投げ | fan throw |
| uchū | 宇宙 | universe, cosmos |
| ude | 腕 | arm, forearm |
| udefuri | 腕振り | shaking arms |
| udemawashi | 腕回し | swinging arms |
| ude mawashi | 腕廻し | twisting arm (= Nikyō) |
| ude nobashi | 腕延ばし | pulling arm (= Gokyō) |
| ude osae | 腕押さえ | pushing arm down (= Ikkyō) |
| ue | 上 | up, over |
| uke | 受け | receive, here: attacker |
| ukemi | 受身 | Budo: falling/rolling technique |
| undō | 運動 | movement; sport: exercise |
| ura | 裏 | behing, back side |
| uragaeshi | 裏返し | counter to the back side |
| ushiro | 後ろ | behind, from behind |
| ushirodori | 後ろ取り，後捕 | grabbing from behind |
| ushirokatadori | 後ろ肩取り | grabbing shoulders from behind |
| ushirokatatedori | 後ろ片手取り | grabbing one hand/wrist from behind |
| ushirotekubidori | 後ろ手首取り | grabbing wrist from behind |
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| W | | |
| wa | 和 | harmony, peace |
| wakai | 若い | young |
| waka sensei | 若先生 | the young master (=successor) |
| waza | 技 | technique, exercise |
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| Y | | |
| yame | 止め | Stop! Finish! |
| yameru | 止める | finish |
| yoko | 横 | lateral |
| yokobarai | 横払い | lateral slash |
| yokogeri | 横蹴り | lateral kick |
| yokomen | 横面 | lateral side of face |
| yokomenuchi | 横面打ち | strike to the lateral side of face |
| yon, shi | 四 | 4 |
| yondan | 四段 | 4th dan black belt |
| yonkyō | 四教 | 4th teaching |
| yubi | 指 | finger, toe |
| yūdansha | 有段者 | person with black belt |
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| Z | | |
| zagi | 座技 | techniques while sitting |
| zanshin | 残心 | state of total perception |
| zengo | 前後 | forth and back |
| zenpō, zempō | 前方 | forwards |
| zempōnage | 前方投げ | forward throw |
| zenshin | 前進 | forward movement |
| zenshin kōshin | 前進 後進 | movement forward and backward |
| zenshinundō | 前進運動 | exercise moving forward and then backward |
| zenshinwaza | 前進技 | technique moving forward |
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