体術

Japanese

Kanji in this term
体	術
たい Grade: 2	じゅつ Grade: 5
goon

Alternative spelling
體術 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Appears to be a Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 体 (tai, “body”) +‎ 術 (jutsu, “technique”). First appears in texts from the mid-1700s.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たいじゅつ [táꜜìjùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iʑɨt͡sɨ]

Noun

1. a blanket term for various styles of Japanese hand-to-hand martial arts, either wholly unarmed or using short weapons
2. jujutsu

   Synonym: 柔術 (jūjutsu)

3. short for 武神館武道体術(ぶじんかんぶどうたいじゅつ) (Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu)

   Synonym: 武神館武道体術 (Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu)

See also

• 格闘技(かくとうぎ) (kakutōgi): combat sport
• 武器術(ぶきじゅつ) (bukijutsu): weapon techniques
• 拳法(けんぽう) (kenpō): karate

Further reading

• 柔術 (Jūjutsu) on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• 武神館 (Bujinkan) on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Taijutsu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Jujutsu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bujinkan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
体	術

Noun

体術

1. chữ Hán form of thể thuật (“taijutsu”).