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ju·do
(jo͞o′dō)n.
A sport and method of physical training similar to wrestling, developed in Japan in the late 1800s and using principles of balance and leverage adapted from jujitsu.
[Japanese jūdō : jū, soft (from Middle Chinese riw, also the source of Mandarin róu) + dō, way; see aikido.]
ju′do·ist n.
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judo
(ˈdʒuːdəʊ)n
(Judo & Karate)
a. the modern sport derived from jujitsu, in which the object is to throw, hold to the ground, or otherwise force an opponent to submit, using the minimum of physical effort
b. (as modifier): a judo throw.
[Japanese, from jū gentleness + dō way]
ˈjudoist n
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ju•do
(ˈdʒu doʊ)n.
a martial art based on jujitsu but differing from it in banning dangerous throws and blows and stressing the athletic or sport element.
[1885–90; < Japanese jūdō < Middle Chinese, = Chinese róu soft + dào way]
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judo
A Japanese word meaning art of gentleness, used to mean a type of martial art.
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| Noun | 1. | judo - a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan martial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts" |
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Translations
جودوجُودُوجيدو
джудо
judo
judodžudo
judo
ĵudo
judo
judo
džudo
cselgáncsdzsúdó
júdó
柔道
유도
dziudo
džudo
judo
džudo
judo
judo
กีฬายูโด
môn võ Judo
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judo
n → Judo nt
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judo
(ˈdʒuːdou) noun a Japanese form of wrestling. He learns judo at the sports centre.
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judo
→ جُودُو judo judo Judo τζούντο judo judo judo džudo judo 柔道 유도 judo judo dżudo judo, judô дзюдо judo กีฬายูโด judo môn võ Judo 柔道Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
judo
n judoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.