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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.stack.imgur.com/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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What meaning is there behind the World Martial Arts Tournament logo?


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."


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