dojo
Syllables: do·joUK/ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/US/ˈdoʊˌd͡ʒoʊ/
dojo noun: a training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
Noun (1)
dojo (plural dojos or dojo)
- A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
- I was to be there [Helsinki, Finland] for over two weeks; and because a hotel room affords a rather awkward place of practice, I went looking for a dojo. Finally after hearing rumors of dojos from various citizens I turned to the equivalent of Helsinki's Yellow Pages. There I found listed, under...1965 October, Dean Nelson, “Finland Welcomes Karateman”, in Norman Fogel, editor, Black Belt: Magazine of the Martial Arts, volume III, number 10, Los Angeles, Calif.: Black Belt, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC...
- When his teacher moved from the area, Mr. Demura was relocated to another dojo which taught both karate and kendo.1971, Fumio Demura, “About the Author”, in Nunchaku: Karate Weapon of Self-defense, Los Angeles, Calif.: Black Belt Books, Ohara Publications, published 2005, →ISBN, page 6
- A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development.
- Earlier dojos were known as homebrew clubs. [...] In Silicon Valley, a dojo is defined as a do-ocracy where people come together based on shared interests and passions, such as coding and robotics. [...] David Crawley, a semiconductor physicist and founder of Hacker Dojo Robotics, shared with me...2014, Deborah Perry Piscione, “Improvisational Innovation: Two Words that Will Turn Employee Ideas into Execution”, in The Risk Factor: Why Every Organization Needs Big Bets, Bold Characters, and the...
- By bringing the people across their value streams closer together, physically, and by using the dojo environment to experiment with new ways of working, [Aimee] Bechtle and [John] Schmidt claimed they have achieved a state of "no fear change". [...] Both times they set up the dojo, Schmidt said...2018 August 23, Helen Beal, “The State of DevOps in Banking – Report from DOES London 2018”, in InfoQ, archived from the original on 15 May 2019
- Synonym of dohyo (“the ring in which a sumo wrestling match is held”).
- In this class of truck it’s all about torque, and the Hilux has that in spades. [...] Its traction control stamps the ground with the immovable authority of a sumo wrestler entering the dojo.2017 September 3, Martin Love, “Toyota Hilux pick-up review: ‘A work horse, not a fashion pony’”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...
- Women [...] considered "impure", are not allowed on the dojo, circular location of the fight considered a sacred place. The inflexibility of the sumo world on this point had caused a scandal last year when women doctors and nurses had come to the dojo to help an elected official feeling...2019 January 16, “Sumo: Kisenosato, only current yokozuna born in Japan, retires”, in Pakistan Today, Lahore: Arif Nizami, →ISSN, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- dohyo
Noun (2)
dojo
- The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia.
- The head of the dojô is small, the mouth is surrounded by six or eight barbules as is the case with several species of fish which inhabit muddy streams. [...] A microscopic examination showed them [the barbules] to be rich in muscular fibres for movement, and through the centre run a thick bundle...1878 January 26, H[enry] Faulds, “Remarks on the Dojô”, in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, volume VI, part I, Yokohama: Printed at the “Japan Mail” Office, →OCLC, page 183
- [A] comparative test on susceptibility to E1-43, 064 between the goldfish and ‘Dojo’ fish was made by dipping method. The result has shown that the ‘Dojo’ fish is 5.32 times as susceptible as the goldfish to E1-43, 064.1971, Robert M. Howland, editor, Sport Fishery Abstracts, volume 16, number 1, Narragansett, R.I.: Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior...
dojo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dojo in Hindi
- डोजो, डोज़ो, दोजो
dojo in Tamil
- டோஜோ
dojo in Marathi
- डोजो
dojo in Urdu
- ڈوجو
More languagesFewer languages
- dojo in Bengali
- দোজো
- dojo in Telugu
- డోజో, దోజో, డజో
- dojo in Malayalam
- ദോജോ, ഡോജോ
- dojo in Kannada
- ಡೋಜೋ, ಡೋಜೊ, ದೋಜೋ
- dojo in Punjabi
- ਡੋਜ਼ੋ, ਡੋਜੋ
- dojo in Gujarati
- ડોજો
- dojo in Odia
- ଦୋଜୋ, ଡୋଜୋ, ଡଜୋ
- dojo in Nepali
- डोजो, दोजो, डजो
- dojo in Indonesian
- dojo
- dojo in Vietnamese
- võ đường, đạo trường
Examples of dojo in a sentence
- I was to be there [Helsinki, Finland] for over two weeks; and because a hotel room affords a rather awkward place of practice, I went looking for a dojo.1965 October, Dean Nelson, “Finland Welcomes Karateman”, in Norman Fogel, editor, Black Belt: Magazine of the Martial Arts, volume III...
- Most dojo, unless they maintain a group coverage for their students, will require you to sign a waiver before you begin attending class.1974, Tonny Tulleners, “Want to Learn Karate?”, in Beginning Karate, Santa Clarita, Calif.: Ohara Publications, →ISBN, page 12:
- The first thing the students had to do when they entered the dojo was to rei (bow) to the floor.2012 November 26, Reese Rigby, “Proper Dojo Etiquette”, in They Call Me Sensei, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 6:
- Women [...] considered "impure", are not allowed on the dojo, circular location of the fight considered a sacred place.2019 January 16, “Sumo: Kisenosato, only current yokozuna born in Japan, retires”, in Pakistan Today, Lahore: Arif Nizami, →ISSN, →OCLC:
Synonyms of dojo
Forms of dojo
| plural | dojos |
|---|---|
| plural | dojo |
| alternative form | dōjō |
Origin of dojo
Borrowed from Japanese 道場 (dōjō, literally “place of the ways”). Doublet of dojang.
Borrowed from Japanese 泥鰌 (dojō, “pond loach”).
Words formed from dojo
Phrases with dojo
Questions about dojo
- What does dojo mean?
- Dojo means a training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
- What is dojo in Hindi?
- Dojo in Hindi is डोजो, डोज़ो, दोजो. See Dojo meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use dojo in a sentence?
- I was to be there [Helsinki, Finland] for over two weeks; and because a hotel room affords a rather awkward place of practice, I went looking for a dojo.
- What part of speech is dojo?
- Dojo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dojo?
- Dojo is pronounced /ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dojo?
- The plural of dojo is dojos.
Words near dojo in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dojo (page history and authors); dojo (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dojo (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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