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judoka

noun · 1 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/
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noun

Meaning 1

A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, hobbies, judo, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう)家(か) (jūdōka).

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: джудист (džudist) — practitioner of judo
  • Catalan: judoka — practitioner of judo
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柔道家 (róudàojiā) — practitioner of judo
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柔道運動員 /柔道运动员 (róudào yùndòngyuán) — practitioner of judo
  • Czech: judista — practitioner of judo
  • Czech: džudista — practitioner of judo
  • Czech: judistka — practitioner of judo
  • Czech: džudistka — practitioner of judo
  • Dutch: judoka — practitioner of judo
  • Finnish: judoka — practitioner of judo
  • French: judoka — practitioner of judo
  • French: judokate — practitioner of judo
  • German: Judoka — practitioner of judo
  • German: Judokämpfer — practitioner of judo
  • German: Judokämpferin — practitioner of judo
  • Hindi: जूडोका (jūḍokā) — practitioner of judo
  • Hungarian: dzsudoka — practitioner of judo
  • Japanese: 柔道家 (jūdoka) — practitioner of judo
  • Korean: 유도 선수 (yudo seonsu) — practitioner of judo
  • Lithuanian: dziudi̇̀stas — practitioner of judo
  • Lithuanian: dziudi̇̀stė — practitioner of judo
  • Macedonian: џудист (džudist) — practitioner of judo
  • Macedonian: џудистка (džudistka) — practitioner of judo
  • Persian: جودوکار (jodokâr) — practitioner of judo
  • Polish: dżudoka — practitioner of judo
  • Polish: dżudoczka — practitioner of judo
  • Portuguese: judoca — practitioner of judo
  • Portuguese: judoísta — practitioner of judo
  • Russian: дзюдо́ка (dzjudóka) — practitioner of judo
  • Russian: дзюдои́ст (dzjudoíst) — practitioner of judo
  • Russian: дзюдои́стка (dzjudoístka) — practitioner of judo
  • Spanish: judoka — practitioner of judo
  • Spanish: yudoca — practitioner of judo
  • Swedish: judoka — practitioner of judo
  • Swedish: judoutövare — practitioner of judo
  • Turkish: judocu — practitioner of judo
  • Ukrainian: дзюдої́ст (dzjudojíst) — practitioner of judo
  • Ukrainian: дзюдої́стка (dzjudojístka) — practitioner of judo