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dojo; training hall
A hall or space for practicing martial arts, traditional arts, or spiritual disciplines. Also used figuratively for any place of serious training or learning.
道場で稽古する。
To practice at the dojo.
父は剣道の道場を開いている。
My father runs a kendo dojo.
子どもの頃から近所の柔道道場に通い、礼儀と技術を学んだ。
Since childhood, I attended the local judo dojo and learned manners and technique.
Literally "place of the way" (道 + 場). Originally a Buddhist term for a place of practice, it became associated with martial arts training halls.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 道場に通う (attend a dojo)
- 道場を開く (open a dojo)
- 道場破り (challenging a dojo — showing up to fight its members)
- 道場主 (dojo master/owner)
The word has been borrowed into English as "dojo." It is used for 剣道, 柔道, 空手, 合気道, and other martial arts. Figuratively, places of rigorous training in cooking, comedy, or other fields may be called 道場. Not to be confused with the homophone 同情 (sympathy).