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jodo.

A Japanese martial art using a short staff, originally as a defence against swords.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A Japanese martial art using a short staff, originally as a defence against swords.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

A borrowing of Japanese 杖道 (jōdō, literally “way of the staff”).

noun
  1. Synonym of pure land: the various realms of the buddhas and boddhisattvas.

    Japanese · uncountable
Where this word comes from

A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (jōdo, literally “pure land”), q.v.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.