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Where does “dojo” come from?

dojo (French) comes from Japanese 道場, from Middle Chinese 道場.

dojo (French): dojo

Definitions

  1. dojo

Ancestry of “dojo”, step by step

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