技術

ぎじゅつ · gijutsu · JLPT N4 · noun

technique

🔧 技術 = skill (技) + art/method (術): the method behind a skill

技 means skill or craft, as in 特技 (special skill). 術 means art or method, as in 手術 (surgery) and 美術 (fine art). Together: a skilled method, hence technique and technology. Sound hook: gi-jutsu ends like ju-jutsu, the gentle technique.

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