dogi
dogi noun: a judo or karate uniform. Also the plural of doge.
Noun
dogi (plural dogis or dogi)
- A judo or karate uniform.
- Ninpo is a living art and that means the shidoshi-level teachers are all artists of a very physical nature with their own creative viewpoint being exercised to bring the traditional learnings of the schools into alignment with their own personality and the reality of our times. This means that dogi...1993, Glenn J. Morris, “A Brief History of Ninjutsu, Ancient and Modern”, in Path Notes of an American Ninja Master, Berkeley, Calif.: Blue Snake Books, →ISBN, page 6
- We were standing on the lawn near the pool in our bright white dogis, he with his black belt and I with my white.2009, Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Influx Press, page 30
- Synonyms:
- keikogi
Also used as
dogi is also the plural of doge.
Synonyms of dogi
Forms of dogi
| plural | dogis |
|---|---|
| plural | dogi |
| alternative form | dōgi |
| alternative form | dougi |
Origin of dogi
Borrowed from Japanese 道(どう)着(ぎ) (dōgi).
See doge.
Questions about dogi
- What does dogi mean?
- Dogi means a judo or karate uniform.
- What part of speech is dogi?
- Dogi is a noun.
- What is the plural of dogi?
- The plural of dogi is dogis.
Words near dogi in the dictionary
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