judo B2 Topic:Sports & Fitness US /ˈd͡ʒudoʊ/ UK /ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #16390 Meanings 1 noun A Japanese sport and martial art in which you try to throw your opponent to the ground. He started doing judo at the age of eight. Simplified etymology Judo entered English from Japanese in the late 19th century. Its name literally means “gentle way.” Etymology AI details Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”). Topics Sports & Fitness External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # judo **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒudoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 16390 ## Meanings 1. A Japanese sport and martial art in which you try to throw your opponent to the ground. ## Examples - He started doing judo at the age of eight. ## Etymology Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”). ## AI Etymology Judo is borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”). ## Topics - Sports & Fitness markdown