魔術

See also: 魔术

Chinese

devil method; technique
trad. (魔術)
simp. (魔术)

Pronunciation


Noun

魔術

  1. magic; illusionism (illusion performed to give the appearance of the supernatural)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
じゅつ
Grade: 5
goon

Etymology

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of (ma, supernatural) +‎ (jutsu, technique, skill, ability).[1][2][3] First appears in texts from the early 1500s.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅつ [máꜜjùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ʑɨt͡sɨ]

Noun

()(じゅつ) • (majutsu

  1. spellcraft, sorcery, witchcraft

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

魔術 • (masul) (hangeul 마술)

  1. hanja form? of 마술 (magic)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

魔術

  1. chữ Hán form of ma thuật (magic)