Is 'aikido' English, or is it actually Japanese?

'Aikido' is a word borrowed from Japanese 'aikido'. The word entered the English language some time around 1956.

aikido [noun] [1956]

A Japanese art of self-defense employing locks and holds and utilizing the principle of nonresistance to cause an oppon...

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Etymology: Japanese 'aikidō' from 'ai-' match, coordinate + 'ki' breath, spirit + 'dō' art, way

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