jujitsu

See also: ju-jitsu

English

Alternative forms

• ju-jitsu
• jiu-jitsu
• jujutsu

Etymology

From Japanese 柔術 (jūjutsu じゅうじゅつ), from Middle Chinese 柔 (njuw "soft") + 術 (ʑwit "technique").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː/

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Noun

jujitsu (countable and uncountable, plural jujitsus)

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

Related terms

• Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• judo
• jujitsuka

Translations

method of self-defence established in Japan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 柔術 (zh), 柔术 (zh) (róushù)

• Czech: džiu-džitsu n
• Finnish: jujutsu
• French: jujitsu (fr) m
• 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
• Welsh: jw-jitsw m

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

• Portuguese: jiu-jitsu (pt) m

Anagrams

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