judo

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UK/ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/US/ˈd͡ʒudoʊ/

noun

A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujitsu.

“He started doing judo at the age of eight.”

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Meanings

nounjudo (uncountable)

alternative jūdō

  1. uncountableA Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujitsu.

    He started doing judo at the age of eight.

    1 more example

    A member of Taiwan's indigenous Amis tribe, Kuo showed sporting talent at an early age, training in judo, basketball and athletics in her native Taitung county.

    2021 July 6, “'Goddess of weightlifting' Kuo carries Taiwan's Olympic hopes”, in France 24, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2021

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”).

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Translations

Arabic جُودُو
  • جُودُو (jūdū)Japanese martial art
Bulgarian джудо
  • джудо (džudo)Japanese martial art
Catalan judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Chinese Mandarin 柔道
  • 柔道 (róudào)Japanese martial art
Czech judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Danish judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Dutch judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Esperanto ĵudo
  • ĵudoJapanese martial art
Estonian judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Finnish judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
French judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
German Judo
  • JudoJapanese martial art
Greek τζούντο
  • τζούντο (tzoúnto)Japanese martial art
Hebrew ג׳ודו
  • ג׳ודו (júdo)Japanese martial art
Hindi जूडो
  • जूडो (jūḍo)Japanese martial art
Hungarian cselgáncs, dzsúdó
  • cselgáncsJapanese martial art
  • dzsúdóJapanese martial art
Icelandic júdó
  • júdóJapanese martial art
Indonesian judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Irish júdó
  • júdóJapanese martial art
Italian jujitsu, giudò
  • jujitsuJapanese martial art
  • giudòJapanese martial art
  • judoJapanese martial art
Japanese 柔道
  • 柔道 (jūdō)Japanese martial art
Korean 유도
  • 유도 (yudo)Japanese martial art
Malay judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Norwegian judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Persian جودو
  • جودوJapanese martial art
Polish dżudo, judo
  • dżudoJapanese martial art
  • judoJapanese martial art
Portuguese judô, judo
  • judôJapanese martial art
  • judoJapanese martial art
Romanian judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Russian дзюдо́
  • дзюдо́ (dzjudó)Japanese martial art
Spanish yudo, judo
  • yudoJapanese martial art
  • judoJapanese martial art
Swahili judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Swedish judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Tagalog dyudo, hudo
  • dyudoJapanese martial art
  • hudoJapanese martial art
Thai ยูโด
  • ยูโด (yuu-doo)Japanese martial art
Turkish judo
  • judoJapanese martial art
Ukrainian дзюдо́
  • дзюдо́ (dzjudó)Japanese martial art
Urdu جوڈو
  • جوڈو (jūḍo)Japanese martial art
Vietnamese nhu đạo
  • nhu đạoJapanese martial art
Yiddish דזשודאָ
  • דזשודאָ (dzhudo)Japanese martial art

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with judo

escudokudo
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Cite this entry
APA

judo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judo

MLA

“judo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “judo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judo.

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