See also: 魔术

Chinese edit

devil method; technique
trad. (魔術)
simp. (魔术)

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魔術

  1. magic; illusionism (illusion performed to give the appearance of the supernatural)

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
じゅつ
Grade: 5
goon

Etymology edit

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of (ma, supernatural) +‎ (jutsu, technique, skill, ability).[1][2][3] First appears in texts from the early 1500s.[1]

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Noun edit

()(じゅつ) (majutsu

  1. spellcraft, sorcery, witchcraft

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

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魔術 (masul) (hangeul 마술)

  1. Hanja form? of 마술 (magic).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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魔術

  1. chữ Hán form of ma thuật (magic).