Etymology

dojo

do·jo
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Today it means: A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training. Full definition →

Japanese 道場
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dojo · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from道場
  2. English todaydojo

Borrowed from Japanese 道場 (dōjō, literally “place of the ways”). Doublet of dojang.

dojo · noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from泥鰌“pond loach”
  2. English todaydojo

Borrowed from Japanese 泥鰌 (dojō, “pond loach”).

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