Dojo Definition

dōjō
dojos
noun
A studio or room in which martial arts are taught.
Webster's New World
A school for training in Japanese arts of self-defense, such as judo and karate.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Dojo

Noun

Singular:
dojo
Plural:
dojos

Origin of Dojo

  • From Japanese 道場 (dōjō どうじょう), from Middle Chinese 道場 (dáu-ɖjang "Buddhist or Daoist temple study hall"), from 道 ("Way") + 場 ("place", "grounds") (compare Mandarin dàochǎng 道场).

    From Wiktionary

  • Japanese dōjō dō art aikido jō place (from Middle Chinese trfiiaŋ) (also the source of Mandarin chǎng gathering place)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dojo Sentence Examples

  • It is proper to bow when entering and leaving the dojo, and when coming onto and leaving the mat.

  • He told me he had recently opened a new dojo at the Hawley Hotel.

  • He now trains twice a week in the state-of-the-art judo dojo at the University of Bath's Sports Training Village.

  • I am the instructor of an aikido dojo and I have made extensive use of this book.

  • The proposed Second Sports Hall will incorporate a purpose-built fencing salle and a martial arts dojo in the lower ground area beneath the hall.

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Words Starting With

DDODOJ

Words Ending With

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Words Starting With D and Ending With O

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