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抜刀術 (ばっとうじゅつ, battoujutsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

抜ばっ刀とう術じゅつ

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Meanings

1

art of sword drawing; battōjutsu

A Japanese martial art focused on drawing the sword and cutting in a single motion, closely related to iaidō. Often practiced with a katana.

See also: 居合

彼かれは抜ばっ刀とう術じゅつの達たつ人じんで、一いっ瞬しゅんで刀かたな

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He is a master of battōjutsu, drawing and cutting with his sword in an instant.

抜ばっ刀とう術じゅつの稽けい古こでは、まず正ただしい構かまえと呼こ吸きゅうを学まなぶ。

In battōjutsu training, you first learn the correct stance and breathing.

Kanji

抜slip out, extract, pull out
刀sword, saber, knife
術art, technique, skill

Related words

居い合あい
居合い (iai) is often used interchangeably with 抜刀術, but 居合い typically emphasizes the seated starting position and the art of drawing and cutting in one motion, while 抜刀術 can refer more broadly to sword-drawing techniques.

Built from

抜ばっ刀とう+術じゅつ

Etymology

From 抜刀 (battō, 'drawing a sword') + 術 (jutsu, 'technique, art'). The term refers to the martial art of quickly drawing and cutting with a sword.