judo
pronunciation
How to pronounce judo in British English:
UK [ˈdʒu:dəʊ]
How to pronounce judo in American English:
US [ˈdʒudoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan
Word Origin
- judo (n.)
- 1889, from Japanese judo, from ju "softness, gentleness" (from Chinese jou "soft, gentle") + do "way, art," from Chinese tao "way." "A refined form of ju-jitsu introduced in 1882 by Dr. Jigoro Kano, using principles of movement and balance, and practiced as a sport or form of physical exercise" [OED].
Example
- 1. The girl began lessons with an old japanese judo instructor .
- 2. These include sessions of judo , badminton and water polo .
- 3. The strip pokes fun at putin 's judo hobby and medvedev 's penchant for technological gadgets .
- 4. Thousands of japanese teenagers applied for just a few minutes to practice judo with him .
- 5. The strip pokes fun at mr putin 's judo hobby and mr medvedev 's penchant for technological gadgets .