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])
• 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.

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.