格闘技

Japanese

Kanji in this term
格	闘	技
かく Grade: 5	とう Grade: S	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
格鬭技 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 格闘 (kakutō, “fighting, grappling”) +‎ 技 (gi, “skill”).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かくとーぎ [kàkútóꜜògì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟to̞ːɡʲi]

Noun

格(かく)闘(とう)技(ぎ) • (kakutōgi)

a combat sport, such as boxing, judo, or wrestling

Synonyms

格(かく)技(ぎ), 挌(かく)技(ぎ) (kakugi)
体(たい)技(ぎ) (taigi)

Derived terms

総(そう)合(ごう)格(かく)闘(とう)技(ぎ) (sōgō kakutōgi): mixed martial arts
異(い)種(しゅ)格(かく)闘(とう)技(ぎ)戦(せん) (ishu kakutōgi sen): a combat sport match where opponents compete against each other using different styles of martial arts

Related terms

武(ぶ)道(どう) (budō), 武(ぶ)術(じゅつ) (bujutsu): martial arts

Further reading

格闘技 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Combat sport on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN