Scroll down to see all 8 Iaido designs Iaido in Japanese is  which is read iaidou. The Japanese word iaidou is used in English as "Iaido" and refers to the art of quickly drawing the sword. The word is composed of the kanji  (read as "i") meaning "exist, be present",  (read as "ai") meaning "fit; join; suit; meet" and  (read as "dou") meaning "teachings, the way". Together these characters are meant to represent "the way of mental presence and immediate reaction". For more information see the Wikipedia article Iaido. Translations You Can Trust - We want you to be as happy with the translation for "Iaido" as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art and so we have provided direct links to the completely independent dictionary Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary. To confirm the translation for yourself click on any of the links above or click on Iaido (iaidou). Different Fonts, Same Meaning Japanese Calligraphy has five major fonts and, as you can see, they can look quite different. However, the different fonts do not change the meaning because the kanji are exactly the same. And it doesn't matter if the design is horizontal or vertical as Japanese is commonly written both ways. Hand-Lettered Japanese Calligraphy
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
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