<p>Budou (武道) is a Japanese term describing Japanese martial arts. Budou consists of the kanji "<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A6" rel="nofollow">bu</a>" (武, ぶ), meaning "war" or "martial," and <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%81%93" rel="nofollow">dou</a> (道, どう), meaning "path" or "way."</p>

<p>The tournament is called the 天下一武道会, "Tenkaichi Budoukai," which can literally mean: "(Best) Martial Arts on Earth (Under the Sky) Tournament."</p>

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2014-06-08T17:34:40.963Z
source ? reference ?
Francisco Corrales Morales
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2014-06-08T17:43:27.080Z
You can find the definition in a Japanese dictionary, if you're so inclined.
кяαzєя
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2014-06-08T17:47:46.370Z
well, I just want to know if you got it from a website, so I can go and take a look for others symbols.
Francisco Corrales Morales
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2014-06-08T17:30:06.797Z
2014-06-08T17:30:06.797Z
кяαzєя
<p>Everybody knows the <a href="http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Martial_Arts_Tournament" rel="nofollow noreferrer">World Martial Arts Tournament</a>, which has a logo that you can see in flags, on the wall, in the arena, and at a lot of places during the tournament.</p>

<p><strong>But what does the logo exactly mean?</strong> What language is that?</p>

<p>Here is the logo:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lAhfp.png" alt="World Martial Arts Tournament"></p>

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<p>I found some references here:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Martial_Arts_Tournament" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Martial_Arts_Tournament</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_symbols" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_symbols</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Mutaito" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Mutaito</a></li>
</ul>

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What meaning is there behind the World Martial Arts Tournament logo?
# What meaning is there behind the World Martial Arts Tournament logo?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-06-08
Everybody knows the [World Martial Arts Tournament](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Martial_Arts_Tournament), which has a logo that you can see in flags, on the wall, in the arena, and at a lot of places during the tournament.

**But what does the logo exactly mean?** What language is that?

Here is the logo:

![World Martial Arts Tournament](https://i.sstatic.net/lAhfp.png)

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I found some references here:

* <http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Martial_Arts_Tournament>
* <http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_symbols>
* <http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Mutaito>
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-08. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
Budou (武道) is a Japanese term describing Japanese martial arts. Budou consists of the kanji "[bu](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A6)" (武, ぶ), meaning "war" or "martial," and [dou](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%81%93) (道, どう), meaning "path" or "way."

The tournament is called the 天下一武道会, "Tenkaichi Budoukai," which can literally mean: "(Best) Martial Arts on Earth (Under the Sky) Tournament."
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2014-06-08): source ? reference ?  
> **username_1** (2014-06-08): You can find the definition in a Japanese dictionary, if you're so inclined.  
> **username_0** (2014-06-08): well, I just want to know if you got it from a website, so I can go and take a look for others symbols.  
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