格闘技

Japanese

Kanji in this term
格	闘	技
かく Grade: 5	とう Grade: S	ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
格鬭技 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 格闘 (kakutō, “fighting, grappling”) +‎ 技 (gi, “skill”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かくと​ーぎ [kàkútóꜜògì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝto̞ːɡʲi]

Noun

格(かく)闘(とう)技(ぎ) • (kakutōgi) 

1. a combat sport, such as boxing, judo, or wrestling

Synonyms

• 格(かく)技(ぎ), 挌(かく)技(ぎ) (kakugi)
• 体(たい)技(ぎ) (taigi)

Derived terms

• 総(そう)合(ごう)格(かく)闘(とう)技(ぎ) (sōgō kakutōgi): mixed martial arts
• 異(い)種(しゅ)格(かく)闘(とう)技(ぎ)戦(せん) (ishu kakutōgi sen): a combat sport match where opponents compete against each other using different styles of martial arts

Related terms

• 武(ぶ)道(どう) (budō), 武(ぶ)術(じゅつ) (bujutsu): martial arts

Further reading

• 格闘技 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Combat sport on Wikipedia.Wikipedia