Tojo

T1O1J8O1

proper noun

A surname from Japanese.

OriginJapanese 東條 →
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Meanings

Tojo1

proper nounTojo (plural Tojos)

plural Tojos

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Tojo2

nounTojo (plural Tojos)

plural Tojos

  1. datedderogatoryethnicoffensiveslangslurgovernmentA Japanese person, especially a soldier during WW2.

Origin

Tojo · proper noun

  1. Japanese東條
  2. EnglishTojo

Borrowed from Japanese 東條 (Tōjō).

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Tojo · noun

After General Hideki Tojo, Japanese prime minister during World War II.

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Tojo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tojo

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tojo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tojo.

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