jodo

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

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).

• jo

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

• Jodo

jodo (uncountable)

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

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

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

jodo (uncountable, accusative jodon)

1. (chemistry) iodine

jodo

1. first-person singular present indicative of joder