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互角稽古 (ごかくけいこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

互ご角かく稽けい古こ

Meanings

1

noun

training with equally skilled partners (kendo)

A kendo term for practice sessions where participants are of similar ability, allowing balanced and productive training.

今日きょうの稽けい古こは互ご角かく稽けい古こで、とても充じゅう実じつしていた。
Today's practice was training with equally skilled partners, and it was very fulfilling.

Kanji

互mutually, reciprocally, together
角angle, corner, square
稽think, consider
古

old

Similar words

稽けい古こ
稽古 is general practice or training, while 互角稽古 specifically refers to practice between people of equal skill level.
互ご角かく
互角 means 'equal' or 'evenly matched', and is used in many contexts; 互角稽古 is a compound specific to kendo.

Etymology

Compound of 互角 (equal, even) and 稽古 (practice, training). The term is used in kendo to describe training between participants of similar skill.