剣術

See also: 劍術

Japanese

Kanji in this term
剣	術
けん Grade: S	じゅつ Grade: 5
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
劍術 (kyūjitai)

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Etymology

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese based on Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 剣 (ken, “sword”) +‎ 術 (jutsu, “technique”). First cited to a text from 1577.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんじゅつ [kèńjútsú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨt͡sɨ]

Noun

剣(けん)術(じゅつ) • (kenjutsu) ^{←けんじゆつ (kenzyutu)^?}

[from 1577] swordsmanship
- 2010 October 1, “講武所剣術師範役 (Kōbusho Kenjutsu Shihan Yaku, “Office of Military School Kenjutsu Teachers”)”, in お江戸の役人面白なんでも事典 (O-Edo no Yakunin: Omoshiro Nandemo Jiten, “Edo Government Officials: Everything Interesting Dictionary”), PHP研究所 (PHP Kenkyūsho, “PHP Institute, Inc.”), page 94:
  
  外(がい)敵(てき)に備(そな)えて軍(ぐん)事(じ)力(りょく)の強(きょう)化(か)講(こう)武(ぶ)所(しょ)には剣(けん)術(じゅつ)、槍(そう)術(じゅつ)、砲(ほう)術(じゅつ)、弓(きゅう)術(じゅつ)の四(し)科(か)があり、...
  Gaiteki ni sonaete gunjiryoku no kyōka kōbusho ni wa kenjutsu, sōjutsu, hōjutsu, kyūjutsu no shika ga ari,
  In the military schools for bolstering military power against external enemies, there were the four main subjects of swordsmanship, spearmanship, gunnery, and bowmanship...

Derived terms

剣(けん)術(じゅつ)者(しゃ) (kenjutsusha)
剣(けん)術(じゅつ)使(つか)い (kenjutsu tsukai)

References

^ “剣術”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] “剣術”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-4] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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