| Agura | 胡 座 | sitting cross-legged | |
| Aikido | 合 氣 道 | The way of harmony with Ki |  |
| Aikidoka | 合 気 道 家 | someone practicing aikido |  |
| Ashi | 足 | foot, leg | |
| Ashi Barai | 足 払 い | foor sweep | |
| Atemi | 当 て 身 | blow to the body |  |
| Awase | 合 わ せ | creating harmony | |
| Barai | 払 い | sweep | |
| Bo | 棒 | log staff (1.82m) | |
| Bokken | 木 剣 | Japanese wooden sword | |
| Bokuto | 木 刀 | Japanese wooden sword | |
| Budo | 武 道 | The way of war, normally used to reference the japanese martial arts | |
| Bushido | 武 士 道 | The way of the warrior. The moral code of the samurai stressing frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor unto death. | |
| Chi | 地 | earth | |
| Chikara nuku | 力 抜 く | Force without resistance | |
| Choyaku | 跳 躍 | jump | |
| Chu | 中 | middle | |
| Chudan | 中 段 | middle position | |
| Chuden | 中 伝 | second Ki Dan | |
| Chukyu | 中 級 | middle rank | |
| Dan | 段 | Black belt rank | |
| Do | 道 | way | |
| Do | 胴 | trunk | |
| Dogi | 道 着 | training dress | |
| Dojo | 道 場 | place to practice the way (Do) | |
| Dojocho | 道 場 長 | Head of a Dojo | |
| Dori, Tori | 取 り | grab | |
| Dosa | 動 作 | movement | |
| Doshu | 道 守 | keeper of the way, top teacher | |
| Doshu | 道 主 | master of the way | |
| Douchi | 胴 打 ち | side blow to the body | |
| Embukai | 演 武 会 | public demonstration of martial arts | |
| en | 円 | circle | |
| en undo | 円 運 動 | circular movement | |
| Eri | 襟 | collar | |
| Fudoshin | 不 動 心 | Immovable mind | |
| Funakogi | 船 漕 ぎ | rowing | |
| Funakogi waza | 船 漕 ぎ 技 | rowing exercise | |
| Furusato | 古 里 | hometown, parent's home | |
| Futari, Ninin | 二 人 | two persons | |
| Gasshuku | 合 宿 | Seminar, workshop with lodging | |
| Gedan | 下 段 | lower position | |
| Genki | 元 氣 | Origin Ki - health, vitality | |
| Geri | 蹴 り | kick | |
| Go | 五 | five | |
| Go no sen | 後 の 先 | Counter attack | |
| Godan | 五 段 | Fifth degree black belt | |
| Gogo no sen | 後 後 の 先 | counter counter attack | |
| Gokyo | 五 教 | Fifth teaching. Basic technique with leading and pinning the forearm | |
| Gokyu | 五 級 | 5. Kyu | |
| Gonin | 五 人 | five persons | |
| Gyaku | 逆 | reverse, unnatural | |
| Gyakute | 逆 手 | other hand | |
| Gyakutemochi | 逆 手 持 ち | hold with the opposite hand | |
| Gyoi | 御 衣 | Emperors clothes | |
| Hachi | 八 | eight | |
| Hachidan | 八 段 | Eightth degree black belt | |
| Hachikyu | 八 級 | 8. Kyu | |
| Hachinoji | 八 の 字 | sign of eight | |
| Hagaijime | 羽 交 い 締 め | hold elbows from behind | |
| Hai | は い | yes | |
| Hajime | 初 め | start, beginning, first time | |
| Hajime | 始 め | start, command to begin | |
| Hakama | 袴 | divided skirt | |
| Han | 半 | half | |
| Handachi | 半 立 ち | half standing | |
| Hantai | 反 対 | opposite way | |
| Happo | 八 方 | eight directions | |
| Happogiri | 八 方 切 り | cut in eight directions | |
| Hara | 腹 | stomach, abdomen | |
| Hidari | 左 | left | |
| Hiji | 肘 | elbow | |
| Hitori | 一 人 | one person | |
| Hitoriwaza | 一 人 技 | practice by oneself | |
| Hiza | 膝 | knee | |
| hyaku | 百 | one hundred | |
| Iaido | 居 合 道 | The way of drawing the sword | |
| Ichi | 一 | one | |
| Iie | い い え | no | |
| Ikkyo | 一 教 | First teaching. Basic technique with arm pinning | |
| Ikkyu | 一 級 | 1. Kyu, highest kyu grade, last grade before dan level | |
| Ji | 字 | letter, character | |
| Jikkyu | 十 級 | 10. Kyu | |
| Jo | 杖 | wooden staff (~127 cm length) | |
| Jodan | 上 段 | upper position | |
| Joden | 上 伝 | third Ki Dan | |
| Jodori | 杖 取 り | take Jo | |
| Joho | 上 方 | upper direction | |
| Jokyu | 上 級 | upper rank | |
| Ju | 十 | ten | |
| Judo | 柔 道 | gentle way | |
| Jujinage | 十 字 取 り | throw uke, crossing his arms | |
| Jujutsu | 柔 術 | art of softness | |
| Jukendo | 銃 剣 道 | The art of bayonet fighting | |
| Kaeshi | 返 し | counter, return | |
| Kaho | 下 方 | lower direction | |
| Kaiten | 回 転 | rotation | |
| Kaitennage | 回 転 投 げ | rotation throw | |
| Kakudai | 拡 大 | expansion | |
| Kamae | 構 え | posture, stance | |
| Karate | 空 手 | art of the empty hand | |
| Kata | 形 | form | |
| Kata | 肩 | shoulder | |
| Katameru | 固 め る | hold, fix | |
| Katana | 刀 | Japanese sword | |
| Katana o nuku | 刀 を 抜 く | unsheathe a sword | |
| Katana o sasu | 刀 を 挿 す | Sheathe a sword | |
| Katate | 片 手 | one hand | |
| Katatekosatori | 片 手 交 叉 取 り | take hold of one hand cross-over | |
| Katatetori | 片 手 取 り | grab one hand | |
| Katatori | 肩 取 り | shoulder grip | |
| Keikogi | 稽 古 着 | training dress, white trousers, jacket and belt | |
| Ken | 剣 | sword | |
| Ken | 拳 | fist | |
| Kenbu | 剣 舞 | sword dance | |
| Kendo | 剣 道 | Way of the sword | |
| Kengi | 剣 技 | sword art | |
| Kenko | 健 康 | health | |
| Kenkodo | 健 康 道 | way of health | |
| Kenkotaiso | 健 康 体 操 | health exercises | |
| Kesa | 袈 裟 | across the chest | |
| Ki no Kenkyukai | 気 の 研 究 会 | "Association for the research of Ki" | |
| Kiai | 氣 合 | short yell before or during a strike or technique | |
| Kiri | 切 り | cut | |
| Kiribarai | 切 り 払 い | cutting in a sweeping motion | |
| Kirikaeshi | 切 り 返 し | counter cut | |
| Kitei | 規 定 | established standard | |
| Kohai | 後 輩 | junior student | |
| Koho | 後 方 | to the back | |
| Kokoro | 心 | heart, mind, spirit | |
| Kokyu | 呼 吸 | breathing |  |
| Kokyu-Dosa | 呼 吸 動 作 | sitting practice with partner holding with Ryotetori | |
| Kokyuho | 呼 吸 法 | breathing method | |
| Kokyunage | 呼 吸 投 げ | Breath throw | |
| Kosa | 交 差 | across | |
| Kosatori | 交 叉 取 り | cross-over grip | |
| Koshi | 腰 | Hip | |
| Koshin | 後 進 | backwards | |
| Koshinwaza | 後 進 技 | exercise of going backwards | |
| Kote | 小 手 | forearm | |
| Kotegaeshi | 小 手 返 し | turn wrist back | |
| Koteoroshi | 小 手 下 ろ し | take forearm down | |
| Kubi | 首 | neck | |
| Kubishime | 首 締 め | Choke | |
| Kumi | 組 み | group, set | |
| Kumitachi | 組 太 刀 | sword practice in a couple | |
| Kumiwaza | 組 み 技 | practice in a couple | |
| Kyu | 級 | Student grade, white belt | |
| Kyu | 九 | nine | |
| Kyudo | 弓 道 | the way of the bow | |
| Kyukyu | 九 級 | 9. Kyu | |
| Maai | 間 合 い | harmonious distance | |
| Mae | 前 | front | |
| Mae Ukemi | 前 受 け 身 | rolling forward | |
| Maki | 巻 | to curl | |
| Makikaeshi | 巻 き 返 し | curl reversal throw | |
| Man | 万 | ten thousand | |
| Men | 面 | head | |
| Menuchi | 面 打 ち | strike to the front of the head | |
| Michibiki | 導 き | leading | |
| Michibikigaeshi | 導 き 返 し | lead back | |
| Migi | 右 | right | |
| Misogi | 禊 | ritual purification | |
| Mochi | 持 ち | hold | |
| Mokuso | 黙 想 | meditation | |
| Mudansha | 無 段 者 | someone without dan grade | |
| Munatsuki | 胸 突 き | thrust with the fist | |
| Mune | 胸 | chest | |
| Mushin | 無 心 | No Mind | |
| Musubi | 結 び | knot, tie, concentration | |
| Nage | 投 げ | throw, also used for the one doing the aikido technique | |
| Nana | 七 | seven | |
| Nanadan | 七 段 | Seventh degree black belt | |
| Nanakyu | 七 級 | 7. Kyu | |
| Ni | 二 | two | |
| Nidan | 二 段 | Second degree black belt | |
| Nikyo | 二 教 | Second teaching. basic technique with wrist lock | |
| Nikyu | 二 級 | 2. Kyu | |
| Ninjutsu | 忍 術 | The art of endurance | |
| no | の | of (genitive) | |
| nobinobi | 延 び 延 び | lengthen, stretch, reach out, postpone, prolong, extend, grow | |
| Nodo | 咽 | throat | |
| O-Sensei | 大 先 生 | great teacher, used to refer to the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba | |
| Obi | 帯 | Belt | |
| Ojigi | お 辞 儀 | bow, bowing | |
| Okuden | 奥 伝 | fourth Ki Dan | |
| Omote | 表 | Front | |
| Omotegei | 表 芸 | official technique (with sword) | |
| Onshi | 恩 賜 | present | |
| Oroshi | 下 ろ し | downwards | |
| Otomo | 御 伴 | Attendant to an Instructor | |
| Otoshi | 落 し | dropping | |
| Randori | 乱 取 り | free-style practice or sparring, sometimes with multiple attackers | |
| Rei | 礼 | bow | |
| Ritsurei | 立 礼 | standing bow | |
| Rokkyu | 六 級 | 6. Kyu | |
| Roku | 六 | six | |
| Rokudan | 六 段 | Sixth degree black belt | |
| Ronin | 浪 人 | Samurai with no lord or master | |
| Ryo | 両 | both | |
| Ryokatatori | 両 肩 取 り | grab both shoulders | |
| Ryotemochi | 両 手 持 ち | grab one hand with both hands | |
| Ryotetori | 両 手 取 り | grab both hands | |
| Samurai | 士 / 侍 | Warrior, "who serve in close attendance to the nobility". | |
| San | 三 | three | |
| San | さ ん | polite suffix. Used between good friend, when attached to the first name. | |
| Sandan | 三 段 | Third degree black belt | |
| Sankyo | 三 教 | Third teaching. Basic technique with turning wrist | |
| Sankyu | 三 級 | 3. Kyu | |
| Sannin | 三 人 | three persons | |
| Satori | 悟 り | enlightenment ("understand") | |
| Sayu | 左 右 | left-right | |
| Seiretsu | 整 列 | arrange in a row | |
| Seitaiho | 整 体 法 | exercises to correct your own posture | |
| Seiza | 正 坐 | propper Japanese sitting (on knees) | |
| Sempai | 先 輩 | senior student | |
| Sen | 千 | one thousand | |
| Sen no sen | 先 の 先 | a defensive initiative launched simultaneously with the attack | |
| Senaka | 背 中 | back | |
| Sensei | 先 生 | born before, teacher, master | |
| Sensei ni rei | 先 生 に 礼 | bow to the teacher | |
| Sensen no sen | 先 先 の 先 | an initiative launched in anticipation of an attack where the opponent is fully committed to their attack | |
| Senshin | 先 心 | Purified Mind | |
| Shi | 四 | four | |
| Shichi | 七 | seven | |
| Shichikyu | 七 級 | 7. Kyu | |
| Shidoin | 指 導 員 | Instructor | |
| Shihan | 師 範 | senior teacher, master instructor | |
| Shiho | 四 方 | four directions | |
| Shihonage | 四 方 投 げ | four directions throw | |
| Shikko | 膝 行 | Walking on the feet and knees while in the seiza posture | |
| Shin | 心 | Mind | |
| Shin | 身 | Body | |
| Shin Shin Toitsu Do | 心 身 統 一 道 | way of mind and body unification | |
| Shin-Shin-Toitsu | 心 身 統 一 | unification of mind and body | |
| Shin-Shin-Toitsu-Aikido | 心 身 統 一 合 氣 道 | aikido with mind and body unified | |
| Shinken | 心 剣 | sword of mind | |
| Shinshin | 心 身 | mind and body | |
| Shisei | 姿 勢 | Posture and attitude | |
| Sho | 初 | begin, first, new | |
| Shodan | 初 段 | First degree black belt | |
| Shoden | 初 伝 | first Ki Dan | |
| Shokyu | 初 級 | starting rank | |
| Shomenuchi | 正 面 打 ち | direct blow to the head | |
| Shoshin | 初 心 | Beginners Mind | |
| Sokushin | 息 心 | breathing with mind | |
| Sotaiho | 操 体 法 | method to affect the body of another person | |
| Soto | 外 | outside | |
| Suburi | 素 振 り | repetitive, individual, cutting exercises | |
| Sudori | 素 通 り | simply pass | |
| Sumo | 相 撲 | Japanese wrestling | |
| Suwari | 座 り | sitting | |
| Suwariwaza | 座 り 技 | technique while sitting | |
| Tachidori | 太 刀 取 り | take sword | |
| Taigi | 体 技 | set of techniques | |
| Taiso | 体 操 | physical exercise, gymnastics | |
| Takemusu | 武 産 | concept developed by Morihei Ueshiba of how the ultimate martial art should be | |
| Tameshigiri | 試 し 切 り | test cutting | |
| Tanden | 丹 田 | abdomen | |
| Tanin | 他 人 | multiple persons | |
| Taninzugake | 多 人 数 掛 け | multiple attackers (see also randori) | |
| Tanto | 短 刀 | knife, dagger, "short sword" | |
| Tantodori | 短 刀 取 り | take tanto | |
| Tatami | 畳 | mats | |
| Te | 手 | hand | |
| Teate | 手 当 て | touching with the hand | |
| Teateho | 手 当 法 | Help the body by touching with the hand | |
| Tekubi | 手 首 | wrist | |
| Tekubidori | 手 首 取 り | grab wrist | |
| Ten | 天 | heaven | |
| Tenbin | 天 秤 | balance | |
| Tenchinage | 天 地 投 げ | heaven-earth-throw | |
| Tenkan | 転 換 | pivot (wrong name for tenshin) | |
| Tenshin | 転 身 | pivot | |
| Tobikomu | 飛 び 込 む | jump in | |
| Toitsu | 統 一 | unification | |
| Toitsudo | 統 一 道 | way of unification | |
| Tori, Dori | 取 り | take hold, also other name for nage | |
| Tsuki | 突 き | blow | |
| Tsuzukiwaza | 続 技 | set of techniques, performed in a harmonious continuous way | |
| Uchi | 内 | inside | |
| Uchi | 打 | strike, blow | |
| Uchideshi | 内 弟 子 | Live-in student, private disciple | |
| Uchiwa | 団 扇 | fan | |
| Uchiwanage | 団 扇 投 げ | fan throw | |
| Ude | 腕 | forearm | |
| Ude Osae | 腕 押 | control arm | |
| Udefuri | 腕 振 り | shake arms | |
| Uke | 受 け | the one receiving the aikido technique | |
| Ukemi | 受 け 身 | receiving, falling, rolling | |
| Undo | 運 動 | movement | |
| Ura | 裏 | back side | |
| Uragaeshi | 裏 返 し | inside out, upside down | |
| Uragei | 裏 芸 | hidden arts - techniques without sword | |
| Ushiro | 後 ろ | backward | |
| Ushiro Ukemi | 後 ろ 受 け 身 | rolling backward | |
| Ushirokatatori | 後 ろ 肩 取 り | grab shoulder from behind | |
| Ushiroryokatatori | 後 ろ 両 肩 取 り | grab shoulders from behind | |
| Ushirotekubitori | 後 ろ 手 首 取 り | grab both wrists from behind | |
| Ushirotori | 後 ろ 取 り | embrace from behind | |
| Wakasensei | 若 先 生 | Young teacher; commonly refers to the son of a master of any art before he becomes the successor. | |
| Wan | 腕 | arm | |
| Waza | 技 | technique, skill | |
| Yame | 止 め | Stop | |
| Yoko | 横 | side | |
| Yoko Ukemi | 横 受 け 身 | rolling sidewards | |
| Yokomen | 横 面 | side of the face | |
| Yokomenuchi | 横 面 打 ち | blow to the side of the head | |
| Yon | 四 | four | |
| Yondan | 四 段 | Forth degree black belt | |
| Yoningake | 四 人 掛 け | four attackers | |
| Yonkyo | 四 教 | Forth teaching. Basic technique with leading and pinning the forearm | |
| Yonkyu | 四 級 | 4. Kyu | |
| Yonnin | 四 人 | four persons | |
| Yudansha | 有 段 者 | Black belt, or dan holder | |
| Zagi | 座 技 | sitting technique | |
| Zanshin | 残 心 | state of awareness | |
| Zarei | 座 礼 | sitting bow | |
| Zempo | 前 方 | forward | |
| Zemponage | 前 方 投 げ | forward throw | |
| Zengo | 前 後 | forward backward | |
| zenshin | 前 進 | forward | |
| Zenshinundo | 前 進 運 動 | forward movement | |
| Zenshinwaza | 前 進 技 | forward exercise | |
| Zori | 草 履 | Japanese sandals | |