dojo

American  

[doh-joh] / ˈdoʊ dʒoʊ /

noun

plural

dojos

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

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dojo British  

/ ˈdəʊdʒəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dojo

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

Example Sentences

And the dojo where she trained three times a week.

From Los Angeles Times

Father and son came back to the dojo as soon as classes started back up.

From Los Angeles Times

The Whittier dojo, KnuckleHead Martial Arts, is where the KnuckleHeadz code gets practical.

From Los Angeles Times

“Cobra Kai” refused to die not out of fealty to the namesake dojo’s motto, but as a business matter.

From Salon

“He wants his black belt, and even his dojo is gone.”

From Los Angeles Times