剣術

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See also: 劍術

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: S
じゅつ
Grade: 5
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
劍術 (kyūjitai)
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剣術 (kenjutsu): a demonstration of kenjutsu, or traditional Japanese swordsmanship.

Etymology[edit]

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese based on Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of (ken, sword) +‎ (jutsu, technique). First cited to a text from 1577.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(けん)(じゅつ) (kenjutsuけんじゆつ (kenzyutu)?

  1. [from 1577] swordsmanship

Derived terms[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 剣術”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN