jodo
See also: jōdo
English
Etymology 1
A borrowing of Japanese 杖道 (jōdō, literally “way of the staff”).
Noun
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).
Related terms
- jo
Etymology 2
A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (jōdo, literally “pure land”), q.v.
Alternative forms
- Jodo
Noun
jodo (uncountable)
- (Japanese Buddhism) Synonym of pure land: the various realms of the buddhas and boddhisattvas.
Esperanto
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Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet-coloured”), from ἴον (íon, “violet”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “like”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjodo]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -odo
- Hyphenation: jo‧do
Noun
jodo (uncountable, accusative jodon)
- (chemistry) iodine
Spanish
Verb
jodo
- first-person singular present indicative of joder