What meaning is there behind the World Martial Arts Tournament logo? Everybody knows the 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:





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
Budou (武道) is a Japanese term describing Japanese martial arts. Budou consists of the kanji "bu" (武, ぶ), meaning "war" or "martial," and dou (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."