also: ぎと
stage combat; fight choreography
Refers to choreographed fighting in theater, film, or television. Often used in the context of 殺陣 (たて), which is the more common term for staged sword fighting.
See also: 殺陣
The fight choreography in this movie is very powerful.
He is in charge of the stage combat scenes for the play.
殺陣 is the more common and broader term for staged sword fighting or fight choreography in Japanese period dramas. 擬闘 is a less common synonym, sometimes used interchangeably but more often in technical or production contexts.
Standard kanji form for stage combat choreography.
Variant kanji form; also read ぎと (irregular).
Irregular reading; it has irregular kana usage.
Variant kanji form; also read ぎと (irregular).
Irregular reading; it has irregular kana usage.
Compound of 擬 (gi, 'imitation') and 闘 (tō, 'fight'), literally 'mock combat'. The variant kanji 斗 is a phonetic substitute, and the reading ぎと is an irregular contraction.