武芸

武芸

See also: 武藝 and 武艺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	芸
ぶ Grade: 5	げい Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative spelling
武藝 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 武藝 (MC mɨo^X ŋiᴇi^H). Compare modern Min Nan reading bú-gē.

First cited to a portion of the Shoku Nihongi dated to 704 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶ​げー [búꜜgèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3][4]
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɡe̞ː]

Noun

武(ぶ)芸(げい) • (bugei)  (kyūjitai 武藝)

1. [from 704] martial arts

Coordinate terms

• 武道(ぶどう) (budō): martial arts
• 武術(ぶじゅつ) (bujutsu): martial arts
• 武士道(ぶしどう) (bushidō): code of conduct for Japanese samurai
• 体術(たいじゅつ) (taijutsu): unarmed martial arts (i.e. karate)
• 忍術(にんじゅつ) (ninjutsu): the fighting style of a shinobi/ninja
• 格闘技(かくとうぎ) (kakutōgi): combat sport
• 武器術(ぶきじゅつ) (bukijutsu): weapon techniques
• 拳法(けんぽう) (kenpō): various unarmed martial arts, including karate

Derived terms

• 武芸者(ぶげいしゃ) (bugeisha): a martial artist
• 女武芸者(おんなぶげいしゃ) (onna-bugeisha): a female martial artist

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN