jodo

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See also: Jodo, jōdo, and jōdō

English

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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jodo (uncountable)

  1. 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

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

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Noun

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jodo (uncountable)

  1. (Japanese Buddhism) Synonym of pure land: the various realms of the buddhas and boddhisattvas.

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, violet-coloured), from ἴον (íon, violet) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, like).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjodo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -odo
  • Hyphenation: jo‧do

Noun

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jodo (uncountable, accusative jodon)

  1. (chemistry) iodine

Spanish

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Verb

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jodo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of joder