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)

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Cobra Kai is preparing to dim the lights in the dojo. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 Miyagi-Do’s opponents this time are Dublin Thunder, apparently a dojo full of Irish stereotypes (complimentary). Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024 But the Iron Dragon dojo actually wins the first round, their two captains handling Tory, Kwon, and Yoon without much trouble. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024 The family of five, each with a fourth-degree black belt, run the Yong-in Taekwondo dojo in Katy, Texas, outside Houston. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for dojo 

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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“Dojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dojo. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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