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English word origin

Etymology of jodo

A borrowing of Japanese 杖道 (jōdō, literally “way of the staff”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A Japanese martial art using a short staff, originally as a defence against swords.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

A borrowing of Japanese 杖道 (jōdō, literally “way of the staff”).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Synonym of pure land: the various realms of the buddhas and boddhisattvas.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (jōdo, literally “pure land”), q.v.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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