十手

Japanese
十手 (jitte, jittei): Antique Japanese iron truncheon and scabbard.
Kanji in this term
十 手
じっ
Grade: 1		 て
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology 1

Compound of 十 (jiʔ, “ten; cross”, goon reading) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”, kun reading).

Alternative forms
  • 實手

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じって [jìtté] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑit̚te̞]

Noun

十(じっ)手(て) • (jitte) 

  1. (weaponry) a Japanese martial arts truncheon:
    A specialized weapon used by police in Edo period Japan. Sometimes incorrectly spelled jutte in English-language sources.
Derived terms
  • 十手術 (じってじゅつ, ​jitte jutsu): jitte technique
See also

釵 (さい, ​sai)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
十 手
じっ
Grade: 1		 てい
Grade: 1
irregular

Variation of jitte above.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝt̚te̞ː]

Noun

十(じっ)手(てい) • (jittei) 

  1. (rare, weaponry) a Japanese martial arts truncheon:
    A specialized weapon used by police in Edo period Japan. Sometimes incorrectly spelled jutte in English-language sources.
Usage notes

The jitte reading appears to be more common.

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