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kenpo

kenpo noun: any of various Japanese martial arts.

Noun

kenpo (uncountable)

  1. Any of various Japanese martial arts.
    • In the evenings, she trained students at the same kenpo dojo where she received her 4th-degree black belt. She's the embodiment of tough love. Nothing fazes her.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Human Artificer, Multiplayer

Forms of kenpo

alternative formkempo

Origin of kenpo

Borrowed from Japanese 拳法. Doublet of quanfa.

Questions about kenpo

What does kenpo mean?
Kenpo means any of various Japanese martial arts.
What part of speech is kenpo?
Kenpo is a noun.

Words near kenpo in the dictionary

  1. kenozooidal
  2. kenozooids
  3. kenpaullone
  4. kenpaullones
  5. Kenpeitai
  6. kenpo
  7. Kenrick
  8. kens
  9. Kensal Green
  10. Kenseikai
  11. kensho

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