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道場 is the Japanese term for a room or hall in which martial arts are taught.
道場 is often spelled "dojo" which has become a word in the English lexicon. However, the true Romaji is "doujou" or "dōjō".
Please note: The Chinese definition of these characters is quite different. In Chinese, this is a place where Buddhist or Taoist mass is held. It could also be a place where spiritual or psychic events are performed.
道場で泣き戦場で笑う is a Japanese phrase that means, "Cry in the dojo, laugh on the battlefield".
You'll see this phrase in a lot of dojos as a kind of philosophical joke.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
See Also: The More We Sweat in Training the Less We Bleed in Battle
These two characters mean compassion and sympathy in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, which makes this word universal.
Compassion is caring and understanding someone is hurt or troubled (even if you don't know them). It is wanting to help, even if all you can do is listen and say kind words. You forgive mistakes. You are a friend when someone needs a friend.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Dojo Martial Arts Studio | 道場 道场 | dou jou / doujou / do jo / dojo | dào cháng dao4 chang2 dao chang daochang | tao ch`ang taochang tao chang |
Dojo Kun | 道場訓 道場训 | dou jou kun doujoukun do jo kun dojokun | ||
Cry in the dojo - Laugh on the battlefield | 道場で泣き戦場で笑う | doujou de naki senjou de warau dojo de naki senjo de warau dojodenakisenjodewarau | ||
Compassion | 同情 | dou jou / doujou / do jo / dojo | tóng qíng tong2 qing2 tong qing tongqing | t`ung ch`ing tungching tung ching |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your dojo search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
同情 see styles |
tóng qíng / tong2 qing2 t`ung ch`ing / tung ching doujou / dojo / どうじょう |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (noun/participle) sympathy; compassion; pity |
道場 道场 see styles |
dào chǎng / dao4 chang3 tao ch`ang / tao chang doujou / dojo / どうじょう |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (1) dojo; hall used for martial arts training; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 菩提道場) manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment); (surname) Michiba Truth-plot. bodhimaṇḍala, circle, or place of enlightenment. The place where Buddha attained enlightenment. A place, or method, for attaining to Buddha-truth. An object of or place for religious offerings. A place for teaching, learning, or practising religion; site of enlightenment |
仝 同 see styles |
tóng / tong2 t`ung / tung doujou / dojo / どうじょう |
(used in given names); variant of 同[tong2] "as above" mark |
鰌 see styles |
dojou / dojo / どじょう | (1) (kana only) loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); (2) weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) |
動靜 动静 see styles |
dòng jìng / dong4 jing4 tung ching dōjō |
(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness movement and stillness |
同上 see styles |
tóng shàng / tong2 shang4 t`ung shang / tung shang doujou / dojo / どうじょう |
as above; ditto; idem same as above; ditto; ibid. |
同乗 see styles |
doujou / dojo / どうじょう | (noun/participle) riding together; riding with |
土城 see styles |
tǔ chéng / tu3 cheng2 t`u ch`eng / tu cheng dojou / dojo / どじょう |
Tucheng city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan (given name) Dojou |
土壌 see styles |
dojou / dojo / どじょう | (1) soil; (2) breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...) |
土麨 see styles |
tǔ chǎo / tu3 chao3 t`u ch`ao / tu chao dojō |
Aśoka is said to have become king as a reward for offering, when a child in a previous incarnation, a double-handful of sand as wheat or food to the Buddha; sand as grain |
堂丈 see styles |
doujou / dojo / どうじょう | (surname) Doujou |
堂上 see styles |
táng shàng / tang2 shang4 t`ang shang / tang shang doujou / dojo / どうじょう |
on the roof; court nobles; (surname) Donoue to head monk |
堂城 see styles |
doujou / dojo / どうじょう | (surname) Doujou |
堂条 see styles |
doujou / dojo / どうじょう | (place-name) Doujou |
泥鰌 see styles |
donjou / donjo / どんじょう donjo / どんじょ dojou / dojo / どじょう | (1) (kana only) loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); (2) weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) |
童女 see styles |
tóng nǚ / tong2 nu:3 t`ung nü / tung nü doujo;dounyo / dojo;donyo / どうじょ;どうにょ |
virgin female (little) girl; (female given name) Wakame a young woman |
道上 see styles |
doujou / dojo / どうじょう | (obscure) on the road; side of the road; roadside; (place-name) Michinoue |
道挺 see styles |
dào tǐng / dao4 ting3 tao t`ing / tao ting Dōjō |
Daoting |
道浄 see styles |
doujou / dojo / どうじょう | (surname) Doujou |
道盛 see styles |
dào shèng / dao4 sheng4 tao sheng Dōjō / みちもり |
(surname) Michimori Daosheng |
銅城 see styles |
doujou / dojo / どうじょう | (surname) Doujou |
佛道乘 see styles |
fó dào shèng / fo2 dao4 sheng4 fo tao sheng butsu dōjō |
the Vehicle of the Buddha-Path |
佛道場 佛道场 see styles |
fó dào chǎng / fo2 dao4 chang3 fo tao ch`ang / fo tao chang butsu dōjō |
the platform or terrace of the Path (enlightenment) of the Buddha |
入道場 入道场 see styles |
rù dào chǎng / ru4 dao4 chang3 ju tao ch`ang / ju tao chang nyū dōjō |
to enter the ritual site |
內道塲 内道塲 see styles |
nèi dào cháng / nei4 dao4 chang2 nei tao ch`ang / nei tao chang nai dōjō |
A place for Buddhist worship in the palace, v. 内齋 and 内寺; inner practice hall |
坐道場 坐道场 see styles |
zuò dào chǎng / zuo4 dao4 chang3 tso tao ch`ang / tso tao chang za dōjō |
sitting on the seat of enlightenment |
挌技場 see styles |
kakugijou / kakugijo / かくぎじょう | (martial arts term) training place; dojo |
格技場 see styles |
kakugijou / kakugijo / かくぎじょう | (martial arts term) training place; dojo |
淨道場 淨道场 see styles |
jìng dào chǎng / jing4 dao4 chang3 ching tao ch`ang / ching tao chang jō dōjō |
to purify the place of practice |
演武場 see styles |
enbujou / enbujo / えんぶじょう | dojo (hall used for martial arts training) |
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