How to say iaido in Japanese

居合道【いあいどうiaidou】

noun:

  • iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)

Example Sentences

剣道kendouとto居合iai道douのno違いchigaiはha何naniですdesuかka？
What is the difference between Iaido and Kendo?
居合iai道douとtoはha、座っsuwaてteいるiruときtoki、歩行hokouしshiてteいるiruときtokiにni、敵tekiからkaraふいfuiにni襲撃shuugekiさsaれreたta際sai、鞘sayaばbaなれnareのno一刀ittouでde敵tekiをwo倒すtaosu刀katana法houでdeあるaru。
Iaido is a form of swordsmanship in which one strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether the practitioner is sitting or walking.
剣道kendouにniはha試合shiaiがgaあるaruがga、居合iai道douにniはha試合shiaiがgaないnai。
Kendo has competitive matches, but in Iaido there are none.
武田takedaさんsanはha剣道kendou３段dan、居合iai道dou２段dan。
Takeda holds a 3th dan in "kendo", a 2th dan in "iaido".

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