dojo

Meaning

1. A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
2. (broadly) A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development.
3. Synonym of dohyo (“the ring in which a sumo wrestling match is held”).

Synonyms

weather loach

Amur mud loach

Amur weatherfish

Japanese weatherfish

oriental weatherfish

pond loach

Translations

dojo

Dojo

gymnase

salle d’entraînement

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/

Etymology

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