合氣 Aiki

Lets take a look at the word aiki, it is made up of two characters, one for joining and the other for spirit thus aiki’s meaning is to fit, join, or combine energy.

If we look at each character:

合 – ai – joining

The kanji for ai is made of three radicals, “join”, “one” and “mouth”. Hence, ai symbolizes things coming together, merging.

氣 – ki – spirit

The kanji for ki represents a pot filled with steaming rice and a lid on it. Hence, ki symbolizes energy (in the body).

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