dojo

See also: dojō, dōjo, and dōjō

English

WOTD – 8 October 2019

Pronunciation

Children practising karate in the dojo (sense 1) of the Jack and Jill School in Bacolod City, Philippines
The electronics laboratory at Hacker Dojo, a dojo (sense 2) or hackerspace in Mountain View, California, USA
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/, [ˈdəʊ̯d͡ʒəʊ̯]
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊˌdʒoʊ/, [ˈdoʊ̯ˌd͡ʒoʊ̯]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊdʒəʊ
  • Hyphenation: do‧jo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 道場 (dōjō, literally place of the ways).

Noun

dojo (plural dojos or dojo)

  1. (martial arts) A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
  2. (by extension) A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development.
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 泥鰌 (dojō, pond loach).

Noun

dojo

  1. The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia.
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French

Etymology

From Japanese 道場 (dōjō, place of the way)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /do.ʒo/

Noun

dojo m (plural dojos)

  1. (martial arts) dojo

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 道場 (どうじょう, dōjō, literally place of the ways): (どう, , road; way) + (じょう, , place; place where events are held; flattened area for ceremonies or festivals).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /do.d͡ʒo/
  • Hyphenation: do‧jo

Noun

dojo (plural dojo-dojo, first-person possessive dojoku, second-person possessive dojomu, third-person possessive dojonya)

  1. (martial arts) A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 道場 (dōjō, place of the way)

Noun

dojo n (indeclinable)

  1. dojo (a place where martial arts are practiced)

Spanish

Noun

dojo m (plural dojos)

  1. (martial arts) dojo
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