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Where does “dojo” come from?

Dojo comes from Japanese 道場, which derives from Middle Chinese とうじよう.

dojo (English): A training facility, usually led by one or more...

Definitions

  1. A training facility, usually led by one or more...

Ancestry of “dojo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese道場dojo, training hall; Short for 菩提道場
2Middle Chinese道場—

Words derived from “dojo”

  • McDojo
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