English
kiai
Kiai comes from Japanese 気合.
- Japanesemodern気合kiai
- Englishearliest quotation 2009kiai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern気合kiai
- Englishearliest quotation 2009kiai
Earliest quotation: 2009, Sayem Huq, Gemori Battousai: “The kiai is a battle cry to raise your…”
Every English word from Japanese 気合
Today it means
noun The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 気合 / kiai