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dojo

Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/

The English word “dojo” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
  2. A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development.
  3. Synonym of dohyo (“the ring in which a sumo wrestling match is held”).
  4. The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 道場 (dōjō, literally “place of the ways”). Doublet of dojang.

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