術(じゅつ)

じゅつ

noun, suffix

technique; art; means

1. technique; art; skill

A method or technique, especially one requiring special training or knowledge. Often used as a suffix to form compound words describing specific arts or techniques.

忍術(にんじゅつ)を使(つか)う。

To use ninjutsu.

柔術(じゅうじゅつ)は日本(にほん)の伝統的(でんとうてき)な武術(ぶじゅつ)の一(ひと)つだ。

Jujutsu is one of Japan's traditional martial arts.

彼(かれ)は話術(わじゅつ)に長(た)けていて、聞(き)く人(ひと)を引(ひ)きつける。

He is skilled in the art of conversation and draws listeners in.

2. means; way; method

A way or means of doing something, often used in the expression 'having no means' or 'no way to do something.'

逃(に)げる術(じゅつ)がない。

There is no way to escape.

生(い)きる術(じゅつ)を身(み)につける。

To learn the means to survive.

為(な)す術(じゅつ)もなく、ただ見(み)ているしかなかった。

There was nothing we could do; we could only watch.

術(じゅつ) can function both as a standalone noun and as a suffix forming compound words.

COMMON COMPOUNDS (as suffix):

武術(ぶじゅつ) (martial arts)
忍術(にんじゅつ) (ninjutsu)
柔術(じゅうじゅつ) (jujutsu)
手術(しゅじゅつ) (surgery)
芸術(げいじゅつ) (art)
技術(ぎじゅつ) (technology, skill)
話術(わじゅつ) (art of conversation)
魔術(まじゅつ) (magic, sorcery)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS (sense 2):

為(な)す術(じゅつ)がない (there is nothing one can do)
逃(に)げる術(じゅつ)がない (there is no way to escape)

Note: When reading 術(じゅつ) as すべ (an alternative reading), the meaning is specifically "means" or "way" and is more literary. The じゅつ reading is standard in compounds.

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Added 2026.2.28 17:01 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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