鉄扇術

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鉄	扇	術
てつ > てっ Grade: 3	せん Grade: S	じゅつ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
鐵扇術 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 鉄扇 (tessen, “iron fan”) +‎ 術 (jutsu, “technique”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てっせ​んじゅつ [tèsséꜜǹjùtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [te̞sːẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

鉄(てっ)扇(せん)術(じゅつ) • (tessenjutsu) 

1. the martial art of fighting with the Japanese war fan