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格闘技 (kakutougi) Japanese meaning: combat sport | Kotomora
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かく
闘とう
技ぎ
を
習なら
っ
て
いる
。
He has been learning martial arts since he was a child.
Mixed martial arts is growing in popularity around the world.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 習なら う to learn/practice a combat sport
I've been practicing combat sports since I was a child.
〈 物もの 〉 の 選せん 手しゅ になる to become a fighter/athlete in a combat sport
He became a professional combat sport fighter.
〈 物もの 〉 の 大たい 会かい に 出で る to compete in a combat sport tournament
I'm planning to enter a combat sport tournament next month.
〈 物もの 〉 のジムに 通かよ う to attend a gym for a combat sport
I started going to a combat sport gym for my health.
Related words 武道 emphasizes traditional Japanese martial arts with a spiritual or philosophical dimension, while 格闘技 is the broader modern term covering competitive fighting sports like boxing, MMA, and karate.
武術 refers to martial techniques or fighting arts often tied to self-defense or history, whereas 格闘技 focuses on organized sport and competition.
Written forms 格かく 闘とう 技ぎ
挌かく 闘とう 技ぎ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 格闘技 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Etymology Compound of 格闘 (kakutō, 'hand-to-hand fighting') + 技 (gi, 'technique, skill'). The kanji 格 means 'status, character, case', and 闘 means 'fight, struggle', together conveying the idea of grappling or close combat. The rare form 挌闘技 uses 挌, a variant of 格 with the same meaning.
