Etymology

jojutsu

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Today it means: Synonym of jodo (“Japanese martial art using a short staff”). Full definition →

Japanese 杖術
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from杖術
  2. English todayjojutsu

From Japanese 杖術 (jōjutsu).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.