"技術" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡʲiʑɨt͡sɨ] Forms: 技術 [canonical] (ruby: 技(ぎ), 術(じゅつ)), gijutsu [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in Japanese in 1563 with a sense of "technique; method or means by which something is handled or processed". Later repurposed as a calque of English mechanical art by Nishi Amane in the encyclopedia Hyakugaku Renkan. Etymology templates: {{calque|ja|en|mechanical art|nocap=1}} calque of English mechanical art Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぎじゅつ}} 技(ぎ)術(じゅつ) • (gijutsu)
  1. technology
    Sense id: en-技術-ja-noun-6R-t8k94 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Technology Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 46 54 Disambiguation of Technology: 92 8
  2. technique
    Sense id: en-技術-ja-noun-bL38-DZ5 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 技術者 (gijutsusha) (ruby: 技術者(ぎじゅつしゃ)), 技術的 (gijutsuteki) (ruby: 技術的(ぎじゅつてき)) Related terms: 技巧 (gikō) (ruby: 技巧(ぎこう)) (english: technique), テクノロジー: technology (tekunorojī), テクニック (tekunikku) (english: technique) 
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