Having lost all his assets, he was completely helpless.
He is skilled in the art of negotiation.
Jujitsu is a traditional Japanese martial art.
Indicates a way or method to achieve something, often used in set phrases like 術がない (there is no way).
Now that it has come to this, there is no way to deal with it.
Refers to a cunning plan, trick, or deceptive tactic, often with a negative or crafty connotation.
I fell neatly into the enemy's trap.
Used for supernatural arts or magic, often in fantasy contexts or compounds like 魔術 (magic) or 妖術 (bewitching art).
The sorcerer used a mysterious magic.
She is skilled in the art of conversation.
I fell right into his trap.
They managed to break the sorcerer's spell.
He used every trick he had in order to survive.
方法 is the everyday, general word for a method or way, while 術 in this sense sounds more literary and often implies a specialized or clever means.
策 emphasizes a calculated plan or scheme, while 術 in this sense stresses the cunning or trickery itself rather than the plan behind it.
魔法 is the common word for magic in everyday and fantasy contexts, while 術 (as in 魔術・妖術) sounds more archaic or technical, referring to a specific magical art.
技 refers to a concrete skill or move, as in martial arts or sports, while 術 is the broader art or discipline that such skills belong to, as in 柔術.
手段 focuses on the concrete means or tool used to reach a goal, while 術 in this sense is more abstract and often appears in set phrases like 術がない.
Written with the same kanji, 術 read じゅつ means a skill, art, or technique (e.g. 忍術), while 術 read すべ means a way or means, almost always in negative expressions like すべがない.
technology; engineering · technique; skill · art; craft
art; the arts
art; fine arts
magic; sorcery; witchcraft · magic tricks (large-scale)
tactics; tactical
science; scholarship; academic pursuits
alchemy · way of making money; moneymaker
magic; sorcery; incantation
treatment; therapy; procedure · surgical operation; surgery
The kanji 術 originally depicts a path or way, extended to mean art, technique, or method. The reading じゅつ is the on'yomi.
martial arts; military arts · wushu (Chinese martial art)
swordsmanship; fencing; art of the sword
astrology
postoperative; after surgery
art of conversation; conversational skill
jujitsu; jiujitsu; jujutsu
secret art; secret technique; mysteries of an art
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand
ninjutsu; ninja techniques
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
horsemanship; equestrian art; riding
black magic; witchcraft; sorcery
trick; trap; stratagem · intraoperative; during surgery
magic; sorcery; witchcraft · illusion magic; conjuring
medicine; medical art; medical skills
arithmetic
Japanese archery; kyūjutsu
swindling; fraudulent scheme; trickery
gunnery; artillery
lip reading
mind reading; thought reading