What's the difference?

[Bokuto no Ryu]

Can anyone tell me the difference between "kenshi" and "kenshin"? I now that the former can be described as some one who practices sword arts, but I've no idea what the latter is.

[aikanaro]

Can anyone tell me the difference between "kenshi" and "kenshin"? I now that the former can be described as some one who practices sword arts, but I've no idea what the latter is.

I really don't know either, but I think the translation for "kenshin" is something like "sword god" (???) ...

[mystic_kendoka]

i dont think its a sword god... because in korean, kenshin would become kumshin, and it doesn't really translate into sword god...

[Nanbanjin]

i dont think its a sword god... because in korean, kenshin would become kumshin, and it doesn't really translate into sword god...
Both kenshi and kenshin could translate into a number of things in Japanese.
In the context of kendo kenshi is likely to be "swordsman" - 剣士
Kenshin is likely to be "Sword heart" - 剣心 Just what this means is your guess.

[Eldritch Knight]

It might also be 献身, which simply means dedication and devotion. This seems logical to me. Now I'm interested... if any of you have a Japanese sensei, ask them to write it down and post it up here (or, if their English is good enough, ask them what it means and englighten us, please)

[aru-ma]

kenshin is also a name, Uesugi Kenshin, one of the lords during the warring states period in japan. :tongue: