judo

See also: Judo, júdó, jûdo, ĵudo, judô, and jūdō

English

Alternative forms

• jūdō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: jo͞o'dō, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (US) enPR: jo͞o'dō, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒudoʊ/
• Rhymes: -uːdəʊ

Noun

judo (uncountable)

1. A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

   He started doing judo at the age of eight.

Derived terms

• para-judo

Related terms

• judogi
• judoka

Translations

Japanese martial art

• Arabic: جُودُو m (jūdū)
• Armenian: ձյուդո (hy) (jyudo)
• Asturian: yudu m
• Breton: judo (br)
• Bulgarian: джудо (džudo)
• Burmese: ဂျူဒို (my) (gyudui)
• Catalan: judo (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 柔道 (zh-min-nan) (jiû-tō)

  Mandarin: 柔道 (zh) (róudào)

• Czech: judo (cs) n
• Danish: judo (da)
• Dutch: judo (nl)
• Esperanto: ĵudo (eo)
• Estonian: judo (et)
• Finnish: judo (fi)
• French: judo (fr) m
• Galician: judo (gl) m
• Georgian: ძიუდო (ʒiudo)
• German: Judo (de)
• Greek: τζούντο (el) n (tzoúnto)
• Hebrew: ג׳ודו (júdo)
• Hindi: जूदो (jūdo)
• Hungarian: cselgáncs (hu), dzsúdó (hu)
• Icelandic: júdó (is) n
• Inari Sami: judo
• Indonesian: judo (id)
• Irish: júdó m
• Italian: jujitsu (it) m, giudò m, judo (it) m
• Japanese: 柔道 (ja) (じゅうどう, jūdō)
• Khmer: យូដូ (yuudou)
• Korean: 유도(柔道) (ko) (yudo)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: jûdo (ku)

• Lao: ຢູໂດ (lo) (yū dō)
• Luhya: judo
• Macedonian: џудо n (džudo)
• Malay: judo
• Marathi: जुडो f (juḍo)
• Mongolian: жүдо (mn) (žüdo)
• Norwegian: judo
• Persian: جودو (fa) (judo)
• Polish: dżudo (pl), judo (pl) n
• Portuguese: judô (pt) m (Brazil), judo (pt) m (Portugal)
• Romanian: judo (ro)
• Russian: дзюдо́ (ru) n (dzjudó) (indeclinable)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: џу̏до n

  Roman: džȕdo (sh) n

• Slovene: judo (sl)
• Spanish: yudo m, judo (es) m
• Swahili: judo (sw)
• Swedish: judo (sv)
• Tagalog: dyudo, hudo
• Tajik: дзюдо (tg) (dzyudo)
• Thai: ยูโด (th) (yuu-doo)
• Turkish: judo (tr)
• Ukrainian: дзюдо́ (uk) n (dzjudó)
• Urdu: جودو (jūdo)
• Vietnamese: nhu đạo (柔道)
• Yiddish: דזשודאָ m (dzhudo)

Breton

Noun

judo

1. judo

Czech

Alternative forms

• džudo

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʒudo]
• Rhymes: -udo

Noun

judo n

1. judo

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “judo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “judo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Noun

judo

1. judo

Declension

Declension of judo

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	judo	judoen
genitive	judos	judoens

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjy.doː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ju‧do
• Rhymes: -ydoː

Noun

judo n (uncountable)

1. judo (Japanese martial art)

Related terms

• judoka

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Jude, Latin iudaeus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjudo]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -udo
• Hyphenation: ju‧do

Noun

judo (accusative singular judon, plural judoj, accusative plural judojn)

1. (ethnography, religion) a Jew

   Synonym: hebreo

   Hyponyms: aŝkenazo, judismano, sefardo

   • 1983, Claude Piron, chapter 21, in Gerda malaperis!‎^[1], Brazil: Chapecó Fonto, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 November 2011:

     Katolikoj, protestantoj, ortodoksuloj, judoj, islamanoj, budhanoj kaj aliaj estis membroj de tiu internacia aŭ supernacia societo.

     Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and others were members of this international or supernational society.

Derived terms

• juda (“Jewish”)
• judaro (“Jews in general, Jewry”)
• judeco (“Jewishness”)
• judismo (“Judaism”)
• judismano (“practicing Jew, practicier of Judaism”)
• judaĉo (derogatory term for a Jew)

See also

• ĵudo (“judo”)

Faroese

Etymology

From English judo, from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːto/
• Hyphenation: ju‧do

Noun

judo n (genitive singular judos, uncountable)

1. judo

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	judo	judoið	judo	judoini
accusative	judo	judoið	judo	judoini
dative	judoi	judoinum	judoum	judounum
genitive	judos	judosins	judoa	judoanna

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjudo/, [ˈjudo̞]
• Rhymes: -udo
• Hyphenation^(key): ju‧do

Noun

judo

1. judo

Declension

Inflection of judo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		judo	judot
genitive		judon	judojen
partitive		judoa	judoja
illative		judoon	judoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		judo	judot
accusative	nom.	judo	judot
	gen.	judon
genitive		judon	judojen
partitive		judoa	judoja
inessive		judossa	judoissa
elative		judosta	judoista
illative		judoon	judoihin
adessive		judolla	judoilla
ablative		judolta	judoilta
allative		judolle	judoille
essive		judona	judoina
translative		judoksi	judoiksi
abessive		judotta	judoitta
instructive		—	judoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of judo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative judoni judoni accusative nom. judoni judoni gen. judoni genitive judoni judojeni partitive judoani judojani inessive judossani judoissani elative judostani judoistani illative judooni judoihini adessive judollani judoillani ablative judoltani judoiltani allative judolleni judoilleni essive judonani judoinani translative judokseni judoikseni abessive judottani judoittani instructive — — comitative — judoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative judosi judosi accusative nom. judosi judosi gen. judosi genitive judosi judojesi partitive judoasi judojasi inessive judossasi judoissasi elative judostasi judoistasi illative judoosi judoihisi adessive judollasi judoillasi ablative judoltasi judoiltasi allative judollesi judoillesi essive judonasi judoinasi translative judoksesi judoiksesi abessive judottasi judoittasi instructive — — comitative — judoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative judomme judomme accusative nom. judomme judomme gen. judomme genitive judomme judojemme partitive judoamme judojamme inessive judossamme judoissamme elative judostamme judoistamme illative judoomme judoihimme adessive judollamme judoillamme ablative judoltamme judoiltamme allative judollemme judoillemme essive judonamme judoinamme translative judoksemme judoiksemme abessive judottamme judoittamme instructive — — comitative — judoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative judonne judonne accusative nom. judonne judonne gen. judonne genitive judonne judojenne partitive judoanne judojanne inessive judossanne judoissanne elative judostanne judoistanne illative judoonne judoihinne adessive judollanne judoillanne ablative judoltanne judoiltanne allative judollenne judoillenne essive judonanne judoinanne translative judoksenne judoiksenne abessive judottanne judoittanne instructive — — comitative — judoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative judonsa judonsa accusative nom. judonsa judonsa gen. judonsa genitive judonsa judojensa partitive judoaan judoansa judojaan judojansa inessive judossaan judossansa judoissaan judoissansa elative judostaan judostansa judoistaan judoistansa illative judoonsa judoihinsa adessive judollaan judollansa judoillaan judoillansa ablative judoltaan judoltansa judoiltaan judoiltansa allative judolleen judollensa judoilleen judoillensa essive judonaan judonansa judoinaan judoinansa translative judokseen judoksensa judoikseen judoiksensa abessive judottaan judottansa judoittaan judoittansa instructive — — comitative — judoineen judoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• judopuku

 

Further reading

• “judo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy.do/, /ʒu.do/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

judo m (uncountable)

1. judo

Further reading

• “judo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Noun

judo

1. judo

Inflection

Inflection of judo
	singular	plural
Nominative	judo	judoh
Accusative	judo	judoid
Genitive	judo	judoi
Illative	judon	judoid
Locative	judost	judoin
Comitative	judoin	judoiguin
Abessive	judottáá	judoittáá
Essive	judon	—
Partitive	judod	—

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒu.do/
• Hyphenation: ju‧do

Noun

judo

1. judo (Japanese martial art)

Alternative forms

• yudo

Related terms

• judogi
• judoka

 

Further reading

• “judo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.do/
• Rhymes: -udo
• Hyphenation: jù‧do

Noun

judo m (uncountable)

1. judo

Further reading

• judo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūdaeus.

Noun

judo m

1. Jew

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: jōde
  • Dutch: jood

Further reading

• “judo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Polish

Alternative forms

• dżudo

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑu.dɔ/, /ˈd͡ʐu.dɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -udɔ
• Syllabification: ju‧do
• Homophone: dżudo

Noun

judo n (indeclinable)

1. judo

Derived terms

nouns

• judoczka
• judok

 

Related terms

• judoka

 

Further reading

• judo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• judo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• judô (Brazil)

Etymology

From Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu.du/ [ˈʒu.ðu]

• Hyphenation: ju‧do

Noun

judo m (uncountable) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. (martial arts) judo

Derived terms

• judoca

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French judo.

Noun

judo n (uncountable)

1. judo

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	judo	judoul
genitive-dative	judo	judoului
vocative	judoule

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yudo

Etymology

See yudo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxudo/ [ˈxu.ð̞o] (recommended by RAE for this spelling)
  • Syllabification: ju‧do

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝudo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.ð̞o] (more common)

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝudo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.ð̞o] (more common)
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃudo/ [ˈʃu.ð̞o] (more common)
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒudo/ [ˈʒu.ð̞o] (more common)

• Rhymes: -udo

Noun

judo m (uncountable)

1. judo

Hypernyms

• deporte de combate

References

• “judo” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN

Further reading

• “judo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English judo.

Noun

judo class IX (plural judo class X)

1. judo

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柔道.

Noun

judo c

1. judo

Declension

Declension of judo

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	judo	judos
	definite	judon	judons
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• judodräkt
• judoklubb

References

• judo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• judo in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒudo/ [ˈd͡ʒuː.d̪o]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈdjudo/ [ˈd̪juː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: ju‧do

Noun

judo (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜇᜓ)

1. Alternative form of diyudo

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French judo, from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

Noun

judo (definite accusative judoyu, uncountable)

1. judo

Derived terms

• judocu
• judoculuk

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “judo”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “judo”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu