Aikidoka (合気道家'' aikidōka'') is a Japanese term for a master-level practitioner of the martial art Aikido. The term is rarely heard among native speakers of Japanese, in spite of its common use as a loanword in other countries.

Etymology

In the Japanese language, the suffix , when added to the name of certain activities, indicates either a person or a profession. In the martial arts, it is used to indicate one who has seriously dedicated their life to their chosen art, or made it a profession; thus ''karate-ka'', ''judo-ka'', ''aikido-ka'' and so on, and therefore is inappropriate to use in reference to the vast majority of practitioners.

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