noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈdəʊ̯d͡ʒəʊ̯]
General-American:/ˈdoʊˌd͡ʒoʊ/
General-American:[ˈdoʊ̯ˌd͡ʒoʊ̯]
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rhymes with -əʊdʒəʊ
1
noun
Meaning 1
A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of dohyo (“the ring in which a sumo wrestling match is held”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, sumo, war, wrestling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dohyo
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 道場 (dōjō, literally “place of the ways”). Doublet of dojang.
Borrowed from Japanese 泥鰌 (dojō, “pond loach”).
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
武術館 /武术馆
(wǔshùguǎn)
— training facility in martial arts
Chinese Mandarin:
武館 /武馆
(wǔguǎn)
— training facility in martial arts
French:
dojo
— training facility in martial arts
German:
Dojo
— training facility in martial arts
Greek:
ντότζο
(ntótzo)
— training facility in martial arts
Hungarian:
dódzsó
— training facility in martial arts
Indonesian:
dojo
— training facility in martial arts
Irish:
seomra oiliúna
— training facility in martial arts
Irish:
dojo
— training facility in martial arts
Italian:
dojo
— training facility in martial arts
Japanese:
道場
(dōjō)
— training facility in martial arts
Korean:
도장
(dojang)
— training facility in martial arts
Polish:
dojo
— training facility in martial arts
Portuguese:
dojo
— training facility in martial arts
Portuguese:
dojô
— training facility in martial arts
Russian:
додзё
(dodzjó)
— training facility in martial arts
Spanish:
dojo
— training facility in martial arts
Ukrainian:
доджьо́
(dodžʹó)
— training facility in martial arts
Vietnamese:
võ đường
— training facility in martial arts
Vietnamese:
đạo trường
— training facility in martial arts
Chinese Mandarin:
泥鰍 /泥鳅
(níqiū)
— pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)