dojo

[ doh-joh ]

noun

, plural do·jos.

1. a school or practice hall where karate, judo, or other martial arts are taught.

dojo

/ ˈdəʊdʒəʊ /

noun

1. a room or hall for the practice of martial arts

Word History and Origins

Origin of dojo¹

1940–45; < Japanese dōjō Buddhist seminary, drill hall < MChin transliteration of Sanskrit bodhi-maṇḍa literally, seat of wisdom (equivalent to Chinese dàochǎng )

Word History and Origins

Origin of dojo¹

C20: from Japanese dōjō Buddhist seminary, from Sanskrit bodhi-manda seat of wisdom

Example Sentences

It is similar to POET, an AI training dojo where two-legged bots learn to navigate obstacles in a 2D landscape.

From MIT Technology Review

As for Tesla, its current-generation supercomputer will help to train its Autopilot model, and its upcoming Project Dojo likely even moreso.

From Popular-Science

The basketball legend released his own dojo-inspired fighting game, Shaq Fu, in 1994.

From The Daily Beast