馬術

See also: 马术

Chinese

horse; surname method; technique
trad. (馬術) 馬 術
simp. (马术) 马 术

Pronunciation


Noun

馬術

  1. equestrianism, equestrian skills, horsemanship

Japanese

馬術 (bajutsu): modern equestrianism.
馬術 (bajutsu): 犬追物 (inu-ou-mono), a dog-hunt of the Kamakura period.
Kanji in this term
馬 術
ば
Grade: 2
じゅつ
Grade: 5

Etymology

Origin unclear. Possibly borrowed from Middle Chinese 馬術 (mˠaX ʑiuɪt̚, literally “horse + technique”); compare Min Nan reading bé-su̍t.

Alternatively, a Japanese coinage as a compound of Chinese-derived elements 馬 (ba, “horse”) +‎ 術 (jutsu, “technique”).

Pronunciation

Noun

馬(ば)術(じゅつ) • (bajutsu) 

  1. equestrianism, equestrian skills, horsemanship

Synonyms

  • 乗(じょう)馬(ば)術(じゅつ) (jōbajutsu)

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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