Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
じゅつ
Grade: 5
goon
Alternative spelling
體術 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Appears to be a Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of (tai, body) +‎ (jutsu, technique). First appears in texts from the mid-1700s.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(たい)(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 edit

Further reading edit

References edit

  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 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN