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剣術使い (kenjutsutsukai) Japanese meaning: fencer | Kotomora

剣けん術じゅつ使つかい

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Meanings

1

fencer; swordsman

Refers to a person who practices or is skilled in swordsmanship, often in a historical or martial arts context.

彼かれは剣けん術じゅつ使つかいとして名な高だかい

。

He is renowned as a swordsman.

時じ代だい劇げきにはよく剣けん術じゅつ使つかいが登とう場じょうする。

Swordsmen often appear in period dramas.

Kanji

剣sabre, sword, blade
術art, technique, skill
使use, send on a mission, order

Related words

剣けん士し
剣士 is a more common and general term for a swordsman, while 剣術使い emphasizes the practice of swordsmanship as a skill or art.

Built from

剣けん術じゅつ+使つかう

Etymology

Compound of 剣術 (swordsmanship) and 使い (user, practitioner).