dojo
noun
- hybrid instrument designed as a cross between the Dobro-style guitar and the banjo
- a school for training in various arts of self-defense (such as judo or karate)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/ / [ˈdəʊ̯d͡ʒəʊ̯] / /ˈdoʊˌd͡ʒoʊ/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 泥鰌 (dojō, “pond loach”).
- The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia.
“The head of the dojô is small, the mouth is surrounded by six or eight barbules as is the case with several species of fish which inhabit muddy streams. [...] A microscopic examination showed them [the barbules] to be rich in muscular fibres for movement, and through the centre run a thick bundle of very delicate nerve fibres which spread out on the surface of each barbule's tip. These, I suppose from the manner which the dojô dips its head down, assist in the search for food, [...]”
“[A] comparative test on susceptibility to E1-43, 064 between the goldfish and ‘Dojo’ fish was made by dipping method. The result has shown that the ‘Dojo’ fish is 5.32 times as susceptible as the goldfish to E1-43, 064.”