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Kanji 術: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 術: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic

Key takeaways

Kanji 術: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

arttechniqueskillmeanstrickresourcesmagic

On reading

ジュツ

Kun reading

すべ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 術

art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

行 + 朮

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

It refers to a special method of handling millet (朮) with precision, as if following a path (行). This refined approach evolved to mean professional skills or means, such as technology or art.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ジュツ
  • 戦術せんじゅつ

    tactics / strategy / battle plan

  • 美術びじゅつ

    art / fine arts

  • 学術がくじゅつ

    scholarship / academic knowledge

  • 芸術げいじゅつ

    fine art / the arts

  • 手術しゅじゅつ

    surgery / surgical operation

  • 技術ぎじゅつ

    skill / technique / technology

  • 美術館びじゅつかん

    art museum / gallery

Commonly used words

  • 戦術
    せんじゅつ

    tactics / strategy / battle plan

  • 美術
    びじゅつ

    art / fine arts

  • 学術
    がくじゅつ

    scholarship / academic knowledge

  • 芸術
    げいじゅつ

    fine art / the arts

  • 手術
    しゅじゅつ

    surgery / surgical operation

  • 技術
    ぎじゅつ

    skill / technique / technology

Example sentences

Example 1

チームの戦を考え直そう。

Translation

Let's reconsider the team's tactics.

Example 2

がうまくいかず負けた。

Translation

We lost because the tactics didn’t work well.

Example 3

館で絵を見ました。

Translation

I saw paintings at the art museum.

Example 4

彼は美が好きです。

Translation

He likes art.

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