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奇術 (きじゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

奇き術じゅつ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

magic; conjuring; sleight of hand

Refers to performance magic and conjuring tricks, not supernatural magic. Often used in compounds like 奇術師 (magician).

彼かれは奇き術じゅつで観かん客きゃくを驚おどろかせた。
He amazed the audience with his magic tricks.
奇き術じゅつの種たね明あかしをする番ばん組ぐみが人にん気きだ。
TV shows that reveal the secrets behind magic tricks are popular.

Kanji

奇strange, strangeness, curiosity
術art, technique, skill

Similar words

手て品じな
手品 is a more common, everyday word for magic tricks, while 奇術 is slightly more formal and often used in the context of stage magic or conjuring as an art.
魔ま術じゅつ
魔術 refers to supernatural magic or sorcery, whereas 奇術 is strictly performance magic and sleight of hand.

Etymology

Compound of 奇 (strange, mysterious) and 術 (technique, art). The term was coined in the Meiji period to translate Western concepts of stage magic and conjuring.