BEGINNING KENDO STUDENT GLOSSARY
BASIC WORD GLOSSARY
Japanese vowels are: a, i, u, e, o.  They are the same vowels with the same vowel sounds as in the Spanish language.  They are pronounced clearly and crisply.  If you pronounce the vowels in the following English sentence you will have their approximate sounds.

   Ah, we soon get old
    a    i    u    e    o
Numbers
Ichi          One
Ni            Two
San           Three
Shi           Four
Go            Five
Roku          Six
Shichi        Seven
Hachi         Eight
Ku            Nine
Jyu           Ten
Words and Phrases
Bokuto……………....Wooden sword
Do……………………Torso of the body
Hai…………………..Yes (Spoken to answer in the affirmative)
Hajime………………Command to begin or start
Hidari………………..Left
Kamae……………....On-guard posture
Konbanwa ………….Good evening
Kote………………….The point area of the wrist
Migi………………….Right
Mokuso……………....Meditation performed at the beginning and end of practice
Men…………………..The point area at the top-center and temporal areas of the head
Oyasumi-naisai……....Good night
Ritsu rei………………Standing bow
Sageto………………. .Position of the bokuto/shinai when lowered to a relaxed position
Sayonara……………...Good-bye
Seiza………………….Kneeled sitting position
Shinai…………………Bamboo fencing stave
Shizentai………………Proper standing posture
Taito…………………..Position of the bokuto/shinai when elevated and held at the hip
Te-no-uchi……………Handgrip
Tsuba………………….Sword guard
Ute…………………….Strike
Yame………………….Stop
Za rei…………………..Seated bow
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