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[Beefy187]

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@Beefy187: Why do you end Japanese words in English with a "u" (Kendou, arigatou, etc.)? I'm noticing people do this online more and more, and it baffles me.

Theres no particuler meaning in it. Most the martial arts (Kendou, Judou, Kyudou etc) as they have the word dou 道 at the end which represents the road. So Kendou =way of sword, Judou= way of softness? Kyudou= way of bow.

Arigatou just have a u at the end. Theres alot of words which doesn't end with a u so there isn't any meaning or rules.

[Togakure]

Theres no particuler meaning in it. Most the martial arts (Kendou, Judou, Kyudou etc) as they have the word dou 道 at the end which represents the road. So Kendou =way of sword, Judou= way of softness? Kyudou= way of bow.

Arigatou just have a u at the end. Theres alot of words which doesn't end with a u so there isn't any meaning or rules.

Interesting. Until recent years, I've always seen words like these spelled, Arigato, Judo, Kendo, Aikido, etc. I've not seen Do, "Way," spelled Dou in martial arts books, sites, etc. ... I'll have to pay closer attention to see if it's prevalent, or if it's a regional/cultural thing (like honor vs honour, etc.).

When my mother spoke, for example, she would say arigato, not arigatou. The Oh at the end was short, no "oo" as a "u" suggests. She was born and raised in Sapporo before marrying my father and moving here to the states. A Japanese student and brilliant aikidoka from Fukuoka who stayed at my place for a couple of months pronounced these words the same way, so I'm puzzled by the "u" in spelling because I don't hear it in Japanese speech.

Oh well, heh, off topic (sorry). Thanks for the reply.