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捕手術 (とりでじゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

捕とり手で術じゅつ

Meanings

1

noun

arrest techniques (Edo period)

archaic

Archaic term for the techniques used by law enforcement to capture criminals during the Edo period. Now only encountered in historical contexts.

捕とり手で術じゅつは江え戸ど時じ代だいの捕とり物ものに使つかわれた武ぶ術じゅつの一いっ種しゅだ。
Toride-jutsu is a type of martial art used for arrests in the Edo period.

Kanji

捕catch, capture
手hand
術art, technique, skill

Etymology

Compound of 捕手 (toride, 'captor' or 'arresting officer') and 術 (jutsu, 'technique'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with Edo-period law enforcement.