Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 柔道, from (soft) + (road, way), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 柔道(じゅうどう) (jūdō).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yudo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yudo
McCune–Reischauer?yudo
Yale Romanization?yuto

Noun

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유도 (yudo) (hanja 柔道)

  1. judo
    유도에서는 상대방의 힘을 역이용할 줄 알아야 한다.
    yudo-eseoneun sangdaebang-ui himeul yeogiyonghal jul araya handa.
    In judo, one must know how to use the opponent's strength against him [literally "in reverse"].
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