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巫術

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See also: 巫术

Chinese

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witch; Malay method; technique
trad. (巫術)
simp. (巫术)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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巫術

  1. magic; magic arts; sorcery; witchcraft

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (巫術):
  • Japanese: ()(じゅつ) (fujutsu)
  • Korean: 무술(巫術) (musul)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
じゅつ
Grade: 5
kan'yōon goon

Etymology

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From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 巫術 (MC mju zywit). Formerly read with the kan'on as bujutsu.[1] Compare modern Min Nan reading bû-su̍t.

First attested in a portion of the Shoku Nihongi completed in 717.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(じゅつ) (fujutsu

  1. [from 717] shamanism
    Synonym: シャーマニズム (shāmanizumu)
  2. (fantasy) witchcraft, magic, sorcery
    Synonyms: 魔法 (mahō), 魔術 (majutsu)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN