格闘技

格闘技

Japanese

Kanji in this term
格	闘	技
かく Grade: 5	とう Grade: S	ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 格闘 (kakutō, “fighting, grappling”) +‎ 技 (gi, “skill”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かくと​ーぎ [kàkútóꜜògì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝto̞ːɡʲi]

Noun

格闘技 (hiragana かくとうぎ, rōmaji kakutōgi)

1. a combat sport, such as boxing, judo, or wrestling

Synonyms

• 格 (かく)技 (ぎ), 挌 (かく)技 (ぎ) (kakugi)
• 体 (たい)技 (ぎ) (taigi)

Derived terms

• 総 (そう)合 (ごう)格 (かく)闘 (とう)技 (ぎ) (sōgō kakutōgi): mixed martial arts
• 異 (い)種 (しゅ)格 (かく)闘 (とう)技 (ぎ)戦 (せん) (ishu kakutōgi sen): a combat sport match where opponents compete against each other using different styles of martial arts

Related terms

• 武 (ぶ)道 (どう) (budō), 武 (ぶ)術 (じゅつ) (bujutsu): martial arts

Further reading

• 格闘技 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Combat sport on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN