dojo

noun

do·​jo ˈdō-(ˌ)jō How to pronounce dojo (audio)
plural dojos
: a school for training in various arts of self-defense (such as judo or karate)

Examples of dojo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As Yuji had to fight in the water — really hard, really cold — Billy is just beating the crap out of my stunt guys basically in a dojo. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 June 2023 The team practices in the school’s small dojo that has little to no ventilation, on top of Velcro mats that are made for jiu jitsu and in a place where wrestling had been non-existent for more than 40 years. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024 When the down-on-his-luck Lawrence opens a Cobra Kai dojo, LaRusso—the owner of a chain of car dealerships—eventually opens a dojo himself. Chris Kornelis, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2021 Cobra Kai fans, Ralph Macchio is back in the dojo ... just not in the way people necessarily expect. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 14 May 2023 Shades of Stearns’ last film, Sarah finds a dojo. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2022 Eagle Fang dojo have disbanded. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022 Joining the fun this year is Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto), an old Karate Kid Part II foe of Daniel's from Okinawa; the heroes take on evil billionaire Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), operating with more power and experience than ever before after taking over the Cobra Kai dojo. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 9 Sep. 2022 So, the dojo must go on. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

Japanese dōjō, from way, art + -jō ground

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dojo was in 1942

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Cite this Entry

“Dojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dojo. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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