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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hapkido

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
hap-ki-do
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eclectic Korean martial art founded by Choi Young-sul, a student of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Korean 합기도(合氣道) (hapgido). Doublet of aikido.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 합기도(合氣道)

Usage

Derived Forms

hapkidoist hapkido'ist

Phrases

hapkido-ist

Questions

What does hapkido mean?
An eclectic Korean martial art founded by Choi Young-sul, a student of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.
Where does hapkido come from?
It is traced to Korean.

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