道場
Dojo
Reading: どうじょう
Training hall
JapaneseAikidoGeneralJu-jitsuJudoKarateKendo
Meaning
The hall where a Japanese martial art is practised; literally "place of the way". It is treated with respect: practitioners bow when entering and leaving.
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