劍術

See also: 剑术 and 剣術

Chinese

		(double-edged) sword	method; technique
trad. (劍術)		劍	術
simp. (剑术)		剑	术

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànshù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gim³ seot⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiànshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànshù
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-shu⁴
  - Yale: jyàn-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannshuh
  - Palladius: цзяньшу (czjanʹšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    劍術 / 剑术
    建樹 / 建树
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gim³ seot⁶
  - Yale: gim seuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gim³ soet⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gim³ sêd⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm³³ sɵt̚²/

Middle Chinese: kjaemH zywit

Rime
Character	劍	術
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	船 (27)
Final (韻)	嚴 (145)	術 (52)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	居欠切	食聿切
Baxter	kjaemH	zywit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨɐm^H/	/ʑiuɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kiɐm^H/	/ʑʷit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kiɐm^H/	/ʑjuet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɨam^H/	/ʑwit̚/
Li Rong	/kiɐm^H/	/d͡ʑiuĕt̚/
Wang Li	/kĭɐm^H/	/d͡ʑĭuĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯ɐm^H/	/d͡ʑʰi̯uĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiàn	shú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gim³	seot⁶

Noun

劍術

fencing; swordplay

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (劍術):

→ Japanese: 剣(けん)術(じゅつ) (kenjutsu)
→ Korean: 검술(劍術) (geomsul)
→ Vietnamese: kiếm thuật (劍術)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
劍	術
けん Jinmeiyō	じゅつ Grade: 5
kan'on	goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 劍術 – see the following entry.

【剣術けんじゅつ】

[noun] [from 1577] swordsmanship

(This term, 劍術, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
劍	術

Noun

劍術 • (geomsul) (hangeul 검술)

hanja form^? of 검술 (“swordsmanship”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
劍	術

Noun

劍術

chữ Hán form of kiếm thuật (“swordsmanship”)