"剣術" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [kẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨt͡sɨ] Forms: 剣術 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (けん), (じゅつ)), kenjutsu [romanization], kenzyutu [romanization], けんじゆつ [hiragana, historical]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{compound|ja|剣|術|t1=sword|t2=technique|tr1=ken|tr2=jutsu}} 剣 (ken, “sword”) + 術 (jutsu, “technique”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|けんじゅつ|hhira=けんじゆつ}} 剣(けん)術(じゅつ) • (kenjutsu) ^(←けんじゆつ (kenzyutu)?)
  1. swordsmanship Wikipedia link: Kenjutsu, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, ja:剣術 Derived forms: 剣術者 (kenjutsusha) (ruby: (けん), (じゅつ), (しゃ)), 剣術使い (kenjutsu tsukai) (ruby: (けん), (じゅつ), 使(つか)) Related terms: 剣道 (kendō) (ruby: (けん), (どう))
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