十手

Japanese
十手 (jitte, jittei): Antique Japanese iron truncheon and scabbard.
Kanji in this term
十 手
じっ
Grade: 1		 て
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology 1

Compound of 十 (jiʔ, “ten; cross”, goon reading) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”, kun reading).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms
  • 實手

Noun

十手 (hiragana じって, rōmaji jitte)

  1. (weaponry) a Japanese martial arts truncheon:
    A specialized weapon used by police in Edo period Japan. Sometimes incorrectly spelled jutte in English-language sources.
Derived terms
  • 十手術 (じってじゅつ, ​jitte jutsu): jitte technique
See also

釵 (さい, ​sai)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
十 手
じっ
Grade: 1		 てい
Grade: 1
Irregular

Variation of jitte above.[2]

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝt̚te̞ː]

Noun

十手 (hiragana じってい, rōmaji jittei)

  1. (rare, weaponry) a Japanese martial arts truncheon:
    A specialized weapon used by police in Edo period Japan. Sometimes incorrectly spelled jutte in English-language sources.
Usage notes

The jitte reading appears to be more common.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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