# dojo
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/, [ˈdəʊ̯d͡ʒəʊ̯]
* (General American) IPA: /ˈdoʊˌd͡ʒoʊ/, [ˈdoʊ̯ˌd͡ʒoʊ̯]
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊdʒəʊ
* Hyphenation: do‧jo

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

dojo (plural dojos or dojo)
* (martial arts) A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
** 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, page 47: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 Meido-Kan, the name of one Kare K. Käyhkö.
** 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:When his teacher moved from the area, Mr. Demura was relocated to another dojo which taught both karate and kendo.
** 1974, Tonny Tulleners, “Want to Learn Karate?”, in Beginning Karate, Santa Clarita, Calif.: Ohara Publications, →ISBN, page 12:Most dojo, unless they maintain a group coverage for their students, will require you to sign a waiver before you begin attending class.
** 2012 November 26, Reese Rigby, “Proper Dojo Etiquette”, in They Call Me Sensei, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 6:The first thing the students had to do when they entered the dojo was to rei (bow) to the floor. This showed respect for the dojo, treating it with humbleness.
* (by extension) A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development.
** 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 Occasional Spectacular Failure, New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, part II (The DNA of a Bold Risk-taker), page 117: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 that it had been a passion of his to pull robotics hobbyists together with 12 challenges in mind: drive around three cones, deliver a pizza from the front door of the dojo to a predetermined location inside, [...]
** 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: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, "This is going to be messy"; they were creating a psychologically safe environment in which the team could experiment.
** 2018 August 29, Mark Schilling, “‘The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan’: It’s never too late to make your move [film review]”, in The Japan Times‎, Tokyo: News2u Holdings, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 August 2018:We first see [Shōji] Segawa as a shy boy good at shogi, which makes him a nerd in the eyes of some [...] Then, at the urging of his kindly father (Jun Kunimura), Segawa tests himself against adult opponents at a shogi dojo – a smoke-filled lair presided over by a grizzled master (Issey Ogata) who recognizes the [boy's] ability and urges them to apply to the Shogi Federation’s training academy for future pros.
* (sumo) Synonym of dohyo (“the ring in which a sumo wrestling match is held”)
** 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 the original on 5 October 2018: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.
** 2019 January 16, “Sumo: Kisenosato, only current yokozuna born in Japan, retires”, in Pakistan Today, Lahore: Arif Nizami, →ISSN, →OCLC: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 uncomfortable during a speech at a tournament. The sumo association had to present "sincere apologies" for asking them to come down as soon as possible.
** 2019 July 27, Declan McVeigh, “Hakkaku stable: How to watch Tokyo’s sumo stars train live”, in The National‎, Abu Dhabi: International Media Investments, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 July 2019:Most stables are off-limits but Hakkaku's allows paying guests accompanied by a guide to watch a morning training session. Because sumo competitions are held just six times a year, it's a great way for visitors to experience this uniquely Japanese phenomenon. [...] Guests silently shuffle into the small dojo to sit or kneel just feet from where the enormous fighters are practising.
** 2019 October 2, Claudiu Pop, “Djokovic Tried Sumo Wrestling before Japan Open, but Failed to Impress”, in Tennis World‎, archived from the original on 8 October 2019:Novak Djokovic had fought against other sumo players in a dojo before he started Japan Open, but the tennis champion was clearly out of his league. [...] "I had a slight weight deficit but I was very close to moving the guy an inch. They say they eat at least 10.000 calories a day to be strong and big. Don't know if I can match that to be honest", Nole commented on his poor performance in the dojo.

##### Alternative forms

* dōjō

##### Derived terms

* McDojo

##### Related terms

* dojocho (“head of a dojo”)

##### Descendants

* → Russian: додзё (dodzjó)

##### Translations
#### See also

* dohyo

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 泥鰌 (dojō, “pond loach”).

#### Noun

dojo
* The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia.
** 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: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 of very delicate nerve fibres which spread out on the surface of each barbule's tip. These, I suppose from the manner which the dojô dips its head down, assist in the search for food, [...]
** 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, →ISSN, →OCLC, abstract 13071, page 68:[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.
** 2007, John R. K. Clark, “Jizo the Protector”, in Guardian of the Sea: Jizo in Hawaiʻi (Latitude 20 Book), Honolulu, Hi.: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 51:All of us kids used to swim in the stream and fish for dojo, funa, and goby.

##### Translations
### Further reading

* dojo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* dojo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* pond loach on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## French
### Etymology

From Japanese 道場 (dōjō, “place of the way”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /do.ʒo/

### Noun

dojo m (plural dojos)
* (martial arts) dojo

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* doyo (nonstandard)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 道(どう)場(じょう) (dōjō, literally “place of the ways”): 道(どう) (dō, “road; way”) + 場(じょう) (jō, “place”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /do.d͡ʒo/
* Hyphenation: do‧jo

### Noun

dojo (uncountable)
* (martial arts) a training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English dojo. Doublet of tapczan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɔ.d͡ʑɔ/, /ˈdɔ.d͡ʐɔ/
* Rhymes: -ɔd͡ʑɔ, -ɔd͡ʐɔ
* Syllabification: do‧jo

### Noun

dojo n (indeclinable)
* dojo (training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training)

### Further reading

* dojo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* dojo in PWN's encyclopedia

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdoʝo/ [ˈd̪o.ʝo]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈdoʝo/ [ˈd̪o.ʝo]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈdoʃo/ [ˈd̪o.ʃo]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈdoʒo/ [ˈd̪o.ʒo]
* Rhymes: -oʝo
* Syllabification: do‧jo

### Noun

dojo m (plural dojos)
* (martial arts) dojo