dojo
English
WOTD – 8 October 2019
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/, [ˈdəʊ̯d͡ʒəʊ̯]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊˌdʒoʊ/, [ˈdoʊ̯ˌd͡ʒoʊ̯]
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊdʒəʊ
- Hyphenation: do‧jo
Noun
dojo (plural dojos or dojo)
- (martial arts) A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
- (by extension) A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Related terms
- dojocho (“head of a dojo”)
See also
Translations
(martial arts) training facility
Noun
dojo
- The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia.
Translations
pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
Further reading
dojo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia dojo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia pond loach on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /do.ʒo/
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- doyo (non-standard)
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 道場 (どうじょう, dōjō, literally “place of the ways”): 道 (どう, dō, “road; way”) + 場 (じょう, jō, “place; place where events are held; flattened area for ceremonies or festivals”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /do.d͡ʒo/
- Hyphenation: do‧jo
Polish
Spanish
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