dojo
do·jo/ˈdoʊˌd͡ʒoʊ/noun
dojo is spelled D-O-J-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables (do·jo). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dojo means “A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dojo is dojos or dōjōs.
How many letters and syllables are in dojo?
| Letters | 4: D-O-J-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: do·jo |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dojo?
Dojo appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dojo?
- UK /ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/
- UK [ˈdəʊ̯d͡ʒəʊ̯]
- US /ˈdoʊˌd͡ʒoʊ/
Dojo has 2 syllables, split do·jo in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-dojo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dojo?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dojo from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdʒoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: jodo.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dojo
- dojos plural
- dōjō
- dōjōs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dojo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
- 2
A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development.
- 3
Synonym of dohyo (“the ring in which a sumo wrestling match is held”).
- 4
The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of dojo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dojo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense training facility in martial arts:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dojo come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 道場 (dōjō, literally “place of the ways”). Doublet of dojang.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).