Dictionary

judo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒudoʊ/ (US)
• /ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• jo͞o'dō (US)
• jo͞o'dō (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujitsu.
   • A member of Taiwan's indigenous Amis tribe, Kuo showed sporting talent at an early age, training in judo, basketball and athletics in her native Taitung county. 2021 July 6, “'Goddess of weightlifting' Kuo carries Taiwan's Olympic hopes”, in France 24, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2021:
   • He started doing judo at the age of eight.

Forms

Deriveds

judolike · judoist · para-judo · parajudo · judo chop

Relateds

judogi · judoka

Translations (65)

et judo (Japanese martial art) · yi דזשודאָ (Japanese martial art) · mn жүдо (Japanese martial art) · ga júdó (Japanese martial art) · lo ຢູໂດ (Japanese martial art) · cmn 柔道 (Japanese martial art) · tg дзюдо (Japanese martial art) · ru дзюдо́ (Japanese martial art) · es judo (Japanese martial art) · id judo (Japanese martial art) · sv judo (Japanese martial art) · fr judo (Japanese martial art) · ca judo (Japanese martial art) · cs judo (Japanese martial art) · bg джудо (Japanese martial art) · hu dzsúdó (Japanese martial art) · ro judo (Japanese martial art) · th ยูโด (Japanese martial art) · pt judo (Japanese martial art) · fa جودو (Japanese martial art) · he ג׳ודו (Japanese martial art) · es yudo (Japanese martial art) · kmr jûdo (Japanese martial art) · is júdó (Japanese martial art) · ast yudu (Japanese martial art) · mk џудо (Japanese martial art) · nan-hbl 柔道 (Japanese martial art) · hu cselgáncs (Japanese martial art) · de Judo (Japanese martial art) · sl judo (Japanese martial art) · it jujitsu (Japanese martial art) · ar جُودُو (Japanese martial art) · ur جوڈو (Japanese martial art) · el τζούντο (Japanese martial art) · da judo (Japanese martial art) · tl dyudo (Japanese martial art) · pl judo (Japanese martial art) · pt judô (Japanese martial art) · tl hudo (Japanese martial art) · it giudò (Japanese martial art) · my ဂျူဒို (Japanese martial art) · uk дзюдо́ (Japanese martial art) · sh džȕdo (Japanese martial art) · sh џу̏до (Japanese martial art) · ko 유도 (Japanese martial art) · eo ĵudo (Japanese martial art) · hi जूडो (Japanese martial art) · mr जुडो (Japanese martial art) · it judo (Japanese martial art) · ms judo (Japanese martial art) · sw judo (Japanese martial art) · pl dżudo (Japanese martial art) · smn judo (Japanese martial art) · gl judo (Japanese martial art) · br judo (Japanese martial art) · km យូដូ (Japanese martial art) · vi nhu đạo (Japanese martial art) · ja 柔道 (Japanese martial art) · no judo (Japanese martial art) · nl judo (Japanese martial art) · ka ძიუდო (Japanese martial art) · fi judo (Japanese martial art) · hy ձյուդո (Japanese martial art) · luy judo (Japanese martial art) · tr judo (Japanese martial art)