体術

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
じゅつ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Sinitic. Appears to be a Japanese coinage as a compound of (tai, body) + (jutsu, technique).

Pronunciation

Noun

体術 (hiragana たいじゅつ, rōmaji taijutsu)

  1. a blanket term for various styles of Japanese hand-to-hand martial arts, either wholly unarmed or using short weapons
  2. jujutsu
  3. short for 武神館武道体術 (Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu)

Synonyms

  • (jujutsu): 柔術 (じゅうじゅつ, jūjutsu)
  • (Bujinkan): 武神館武道体術 (ぶじんかんぶどうたいじゅつ, Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu)

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