dojo

noun

do·​jo ˈdō-(ˌ)jō 

plural dojos

: a school for training in various arts of self-defense (such as judo or karate)

Examples of dojo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Miguel wins the fight, but Cobra Kai is tied with Axel’s Iron Dragons dojo, leading to a rare tiebreaker match between the dojo’s senseis — Johnny and Wolf — to determine which is the best in the world. —Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025

As for Cobra Kai, Kim Da-Eun seizes control of her family’s dojo and stops her grandfather’s madness… by murdering him with his own version of the five-point-palm exploding heart technique. —Nick Caruso, TVLine, 13 Feb. 2025

There are plenty of biomes packed in this map, with everything from a dojo to a seaport city to the Great Turtle's spot. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024

The fight doesn’t stop until all the fighters from one dojo are knocked off, at which point that dojo is out of the competition. —Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Japanese dōjō, from dō way, art + -jō ground

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above