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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDojo
/ˈdoʊ.dʒoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A room or hall where martial arts are practiced.
"The students bowed respectfully before entering the dojo for their karate lesson." - 2
A specialized workplace or environment for training, practicing, and improving specific skills, often in software development or agile methodologies.
"The engineering team set up a coding dojo to practice test-driven development."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Japanese words 'dō' (way, path) and 'jō' (place), originally meaning a place of practicing Buddhism. Over time, its meaning shifted to refer specifically to a hall or room for practicing Japanese martial arts such as karate, judo, or aikido.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dojo" is said worldwide
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dojo
Transliteration: dojo
"Il s'entraîne tous les jours dans son dojo."
Dojo
Transliteration: Dojo
"Sie betrat das Dojo mit großer Ehrfurcht."
dojo
Transliteration: dojo
"Il maestro ha aperto un nuovo dojo in città."
dojo
Transliteration: dojo
"Los alumnos practican artes marciales en el dojo."
dojo
Transliteration: dojo
"Ele passou anos treinando naquele dojo."
डोजो
Transliteration: dojo
"छात्र अपने मार्शल आर्ट्स अभ्यास के लिए डोजो में एकत्र हुए।"
道场
Transliteration: dào chǎng
"武术家在道场里传授武艺。"
도장
Transliteration: dojang
"그들은 태권도 도장에서 수련을 합니다."
道場
Transliteration: dōjō
"彼は毎日道場で空手の稽古に励んでいます。"
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