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術

art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 500Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • ジュツ

Kun'yomi

  • すべ

Meaning

術 centers on a practiced method or way of doing something: a skill, technique, or art. It extends naturally to clever tricks, available means, or even magic as a special kind of technique.

Most common words using 術

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  • 技術ぎじゅつ
    N4

    technology; engineering

  • 手術しゅじゅつ
    N3

    surgery; operation; procedure

  • 術じゅつ

    art; technique; skill

  • 芸術げいじゅつ
    N3

    art; the arts

  • 美術びじゅつ
    N3

    art; fine arts

  • 美術館びじゅつかん
    N5

    art museum; art gallery

  • 魔術まじゅつ
    N1

    magic; sorcery; witchcraft

  • 戦術せんじゅつ
    N1

    tactics

  • 学術がくじゅつ
    N2

    science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits

  • 錬金術れんきんじゅつ

    alchemy

  • 術後じゅつご

    postoperative; after surgery

  • 奇術きじゅつ

    magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

  • 馬術ばじゅつ

    horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding

  • 術語じゅつご
    N1

    technical term; terminology; nomenclature

  • 科学技術庁かがくぎじゅつちょう

    Science and Technology Agency (1956-2001)

  • 技術者ぎじゅつしゃ

    engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson

  • 技術的ぎじゅつてき
    N2

    technical; technological

  • 芸術家げいじゅつか
    N2

    artist

  • 美術展びじゅつてん

    art exhibition

  • 芸術祭げいじゅつさい

    art festival

  • 日本学術会議にほんがくじゅつかいぎ

    Science Council of Japan

  • 芸術院げいじゅついん

    academy of arts; arts academy

  • 技術力ぎじゅつりょく

    technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse

  • 科学技術かがくぎじゅつ

    science and technology; technology; scientific techniques

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Etymology

術 combines 行 (to go, movement) with 术, which is likely a phonetic component. The character originally referred to a path or method, later extending to skill and technique.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer 行 suggests a path or way, and the inner 术 looks like a bundle of sticks tied together. Imagine a craftsman carrying his bundle of tools along a path, representing the techniques and skills he has mastered.

Reading mnemonic

For ジュツ, imagine a skilled artist showing off his technique by drawing a perfect pair of shoes: shoes -> ジュツ, and his art is all about the method.