柔道(じゅうどう)

じゅうどう
noun
judo
leisure
1. judo
A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu, focusing on throws and grappling. Now practiced worldwide and an Olympic sport.
柔道(じゅうどう)を習(なら)っています。
I'm learning judo.
柔道(じゅうどう)の試合(しあい)を見(み)ました。
I watched a judo match.
柔道(じゅうどう)は日本(にほん)で生(う)まれた武道(ぶどう)です。
Judo is a martial art born in Japan.

柔道(じゅうどう) literally means 'the gentle way' (柔(じゅう) = soft/gentle, 道(どう) = way).

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Judo was founded by 嘉納(かのう)治五郎(じごろう) in 1882 and became an Olympic sport in 1964.

Related Words

Related: 柔術(じゅうじゅつ) (jujutsu)
Related: 剣道(けんどう) (kendo)
Related: 空手(からて) (karate)
Related: 合気道(あいきどう) (aikido)
Related: 相撲(すもう) (sumo)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:23 · Revised 2026.10.9 9:35
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