jujitsu

See also: ju-jitsu

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 柔術 (jūjutsu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌdʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː/
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Noun

jujitsu (countable and uncountable, plural jujitsus)

A method of self-defence established in Japan emphasizing “jū” (soft or gentle) “jutsu” (art or technique). Japanese martial art that utilizes a large variety of techniques in defense against an opponent.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo.
(figuratively) Precision maneuvering.

Related terms

Translations

method of self-defence established in Japan

Chinese:
Mandarin: 柔術 (zh), 柔术 (zh) (róushù)
Czech: džiu-džitsu n
Esperanto: ĵuĵicuo
Finnish: jujutsu
French: jujitsu (fr) m
Georgian: ჯიუ-ჯიტსუ (ǯiu-ǯiṭsu)
Hungarian: dzsiudzsicu (hu)
Indonesian: jujitsu (id)
Japanese: 柔術 (ja) (じゅうじゅつ, jūjutsu)
Khmer: គុនអាវុធ (kun aavut), គុនឥតអាវុធ (kun et aavut)
Korean: 유술 (ko) (yusul) (柔術)

Malay: jujitsu
Norwegian:
Bokmål: jiu-jitsu m

Nynorsk: jiu-jitsu m
Portuguese: jiu-jitsu (pt) m
Russian: джиу-джи́тсу (ru) n (džiu-džítsu), дзюдзю́цу n (dzjudzjúcu)
Slovak: džiu-džitsu n
Vietnamese: nhu thuật (柔術)
Welsh: jw-jitsw m

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Esperanto: brazila ĵuĵicuo
Portuguese: jiu-jitsu (pt) m

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