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.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) た​いじゅつ [táꜜìjùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠iʑɨᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

体(たい)術(じゅつ) • (taijutsu) 

  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

Further reading

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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