"武芸" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [bɯ̟ɡe̞ː] Forms: 武芸 [canonical] (ruby: (), (げい)), bugei [romanization], 武藝 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 武藝 (MC mjuX ngjiejH). Compare modern Min Nan reading bú-gē. First cited to a portion of the Shoku Nihongi dated to 704 CE. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=ぶげい'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|武藝}} 武藝 (MC mjuX ngjiejH), {{cog|nan|-}} Min Nan, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぶげい}} 武(ぶ)芸(げい) • (bugei)
  1. martial arts Wikipedia link: Shoku Nihongi Derived forms: 武芸者 (bugeisha) (ruby: 武芸者(ぶげいしゃ)) (english: a martial artist), 女武芸者 (onna-bugeisha) (ruby: 女武芸者(おんなぶげいしゃ)) (english: a female martial artist) Coordinate_terms: 武道: martial arts (budō) (ruby: 武道(ぶどう)), 武術: martial arts (bujutsu) (ruby: 武術(ぶじゅつ)), 武士道 (bushidō) (ruby: 武士道(ぶしどう)) (english: code of conduct for Japanese samurai), 体術: unarmed martial arts (i.e. karate) (ruby: 体術(たいじゅつ)), 忍術: the fighting style of a shinobi (ruby: 忍術(にんじゅつ)) (english: ninjutsu), ninja (ruby: 忍術(にんじゅつ)) (english: ninjutsu), 格闘技 (kakutōgi) (ruby: 格闘技(かくとうぎ)) (english: combat sport), 武器術 (bukijutsu) (ruby: 武器術(ぶきじゅつ)) (english: weapon techniques), 拳法: various unarmed martial arts (kenpō), including karate
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