jodo
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
A borrowing of Japanese 杖道 (jōdō, literally “way of the staff”).
Noun edit
jodo (uncountable)
- A Japanese martial art using a short staff, originally as a defence against swords.
- Synonym: jojutsu
- 2007, Paul Walker, Lessons with the Master, page 15:
- Every Saturday after the karate class there was a jodo class (not judo, but jodo—the way of the short staff).
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Etymology 2 edit
A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (jōdo, literally “pure land”), q.v.
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Noun edit
jodo (uncountable)
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Etymology edit
Derived from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet-coloured”), from ἴον (íon, “violet”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “like”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jodo (uncountable, accusative jodon)
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jodo