"Ai" could be translated to harmony. But "Aiki" is something very much different. We must not ignore the "Ki" part in translating "Aiki". When explaining "Aiki", I would prefer the translation "harmonizing/uniting with Ki".
Respectably, "Ki-Ai" then translates to "uniting Ki".
Even many Japanese to this day that are not familiar with "Aikido" would pronounce it "Gakkido".
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