noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:jo͞o'dō
UK:/ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:jo͞o'dō
US:/ˈd͡ʒudoʊ/
rhymes with -uːdəʊ
CMU ARPABET:JH UW1 D OW2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
He started doing judo at the age of eight.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sport, athletics, martial art
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”).
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
جُودُو
(jūdū)
— Japanese martial art
Armenian:
ձյուդո
(jyudo)
— Japanese martial art
Asturian:
yudu
— Japanese martial art
Breton:
judo
— Japanese martial art
Bulgarian:
джудо
(džudo)
— Japanese martial art
Burmese:
ဂျူဒို
(gyudui)
— Japanese martial art
Catalan:
judo
— Japanese martial art
Chinese:
柔道
(zh-min-nan)
— Japanese martial art
Chinese Mandarin:
柔道
(róudào)
— Japanese martial art
